Wadi Khabb (Fujairah)

Wadi Khabb (Wādī Khab) is a valley or dry river, with an ephemeral or intermittent flow, occurring almost exclusively during the rainy season, located in the east of the United Arab Emirates, in the Emirate of Fujairah, and in the north of Oman, in the Musandam Governorate. It is a right tributary of the Wadi Tawiyean and lies within its extensive 208 km2 (80 mi2) drainage basin. This basin is bordered to the north by those of the Wadi Khabb Shamsi, Wadi Naqab, and Wadi Nahela, and to the south and west by the basins of Wadi Mu'taridah / Wadi Mutarid and Wadi Basseirah. The entire Wadi Tawiyean watershed, whose highest peak is Jabal Yibir (1,527 m (5, 010 ft)) brings together approximately 222 independent streams, most of them unnamed, all classified into five grades or levels according to the Horton-Strahler numbering. Of these, the principal one, due to its length and flow rate, is the Wadi Khabb. Among the main tributaries of the Wadi Khabb (sub-tributaries of the Wadi Tawiyean), the most notable are Wadi Ghedah, Wadi Sidfah, Wadi Al Kharas, Wadi Ash Sharyah, Wadi Sawabi, Wadi Shakh, Wadi Wa‘bayn and Wadi Al Hiyar.

Flows through: United Arab Emirates.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.