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Nahal Rosh Pina is a stream in the Upper Galilee that drains the eastern slopes of Mount Canaan. It originates on Mount Canaan, descends through the settlement of Rosh Pinna, and flows into the Jordan River. Along the stream, three springs emerge: Ein Gey-Onni, Ein Pina, and Ein Kadan. The upper part of the stream is a declared nature reserve covering an area of 273 dunams, designated on July 31, 2007.
Geography
The channel of Nahal Rosh Pina flows down the eastern slopes of Mount Canaan, from west to east, and drains two steep valleys. These valleys start from the area of Kiryat Sara neighborhood in Safed and converge about 200 meters above Ein Gey-Onni. From there, the stream channel flows through the three springs and through Rosh Pinna to the Jordan River. The stream's length from Safed to the Jordan is about 13.2 km.
In the section between Mount Canaan and Rosh Pina, the stream descends relatively steeply about 400 meters over about 2 km. Despite the elevation differences, no waterfalls or overly steep slopes formed, allowing a road to be paved along the stream. This road, which connected Safed to Tiberias via Rosh Pina, was mostly paved with stones, but jeeps and ATVs that traveled freely in the 1990s and early 2000s (until 2007) severely damaged the road, creating deep ruts in some parts that diverted the stream's flow onto the road. Due to the road's steep and challenging nature, the Rosh Pina-Safed road (now Route 8900) was paved during World War I, providing a more moderate slope between Tiberias, Rosh Pina, and Safed. Short sections of the old stone-paved road still exist today.
In Rosh Pina, the stream passes through the upper part of the settlement, reaches the old commercial center, enters an 80-meter-long canal, emerges for 30 meters, and then enters another canal about 120 meters long. Afterward, the stream flows again through an open channel, passing through the Shkedim neighborhood (Expansion B). The stream exits the neighborhood near one of the houses in the northern part and continues through a field towards the Refkor cooling house, crossing Route 90 in a canal under the road. The stream continues near Mahanaim airfield and reaches a water reservoir northwest of Kfar HaNassi, where the water is stored, and only the excess flows down the stream to the Jordan River. The lower part of the stream is known by its Arabic name: Wadi Shu'ayun, and it flows into the Jordan near Metzudat Ateret.
The upper part of the stream between Safed and Rosh Pina, about 1.3 km long, is divided into two parts: the lower part, within the jurisdiction of the Rosh Pina local council, on Israel Land Administration land, was officially declared a nature reserve in the summer of 2007, covering 273 dunams. The upper part, covering 863 dunams, is within the jurisdiction of Safed municipality, includes many private lands, and its designation as a reserve is pending approval.