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The Hasbani River (Template:Lang-ar, al-Hasbani; Template:Lang-he, Nahal Snir), also known as Snir Stream within Israel, is a tributary of the Jordan river. The Hasbani River derives most of its discharge from two springs in Lebanon, the Wazzani and the Haqzbieh, the latter being a group of springs on the uppermost Hasbani. The Hasbani runs for 25 miles in Lebanon before crossing the border and joining with the Banias and Dan Rivers at a point in northern Israel, to form the River Jordan. For about four kilometers downstream of Ghajar, the Hasbani forms the border between Lebanon and northern Israel.

The Wazzani's and the Haqzbieh's combined discharge averages 138 million m³ per year.. About 20% of the Hasbani flow emerges from the Wazzani Spring at Ghajar, on the Lebanese Israeli border, about 3 kilometers west of the base of Mount Hermon. This contribution is very important, however, because it is the only year-round flow in the river in either Lebanon or Israel. Utilization of Hasbani water has been disputed since the 1978 South Lebanon conflict

References

1. FAO (Water Resources section)

   Overall, there are about 40 major streams in Lebanon and, based on the hydrographic system, the country can be divided into five regions: … the Hasbani river basin in the south-east.

2. UNU The Jordan River

   The Dan spring, the largest of the sources of the upper Jordan, lies wholly within Israel close to the border with Syria. The spring sources of the Hasbani River lie entirely within Lebanon. The spring source of the Banias River is in Syria. These three small streams unite 6 km inside Israel at about 70 m above sea level to form the upper Jordan River.

3. UNU The Jordan River
4. MERIP Heightened Israeli-Lebanese Tensions Over Jordan's Headwaters
5. Managing water for peace in the Middle East
6. Lebanon (FAOWater Resources section)

   Lebanon being at a higher elevation than its neighbours has practically no incoming surface water flow…. Surface water flow to Israel is estimated at 160 million m³/year, of which about 138 million m³ through the Hasbani river including a contribution of 30 million m³ from its tributary, the Wazzani spring.

7. MERIP Heightened Israeli-Lebanese Tensions Over Jordan's Headwaters

   In the hot summer months, the Wazzani springs are the only source of flowing water in the Hasbani. Upstream from the Wazzani, the river is dry.

8. MERIP Heightened Israeli-Lebanese Tensions Over Jordan's Headwaters

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