Wadi Madha
The 883rd longest river in the world
Wadi Madha (Wādī Maḥḍah) is a dry river valley or dry river with ephemeral or intermittent flow, which flows almost exclusively during the rainy season. It is located in northern Oman, within the Omani enclave of Madha (Musandam), and east of the United Arab Emirates, in the emirates of Sharjah and Fujairah. It forms its own drainage basin, covering an area of approximately 106 km2 (41 mi2), and is bordered to the north by the drainage basins of Wadi Wurayah and Wadi Shie; to the west by that of Wadi Ham; and to the south by the Wadi Safad. The main wadi, Wadi Madha, lends its name to the entire drainage basin. This basin includes numerous tributaries and sub-tributaries, forming a significant drainage network of approximately 111 independent streams, most of which are unnamed. The main tributaries and sub-tributaries are: In the northern sub-basin: Wadi Sahanah. Sub-tributaries: Wadi Mardamt, Wadi ash Shi‘aybah, Wadi Badá, Wadi Al Hawrah. In the southern sub-basin: Wadi Shis / Wādī Ash Shīş, Wadi Mayamt, Wadi Half. Sub-tributaries: Wadi Hajar Bani Hamid.
Flows through: United Arab Emirates.
River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.