Wadi Al Kharas
| Wadi Al Kharas Wādī Likhras | |
|---|---|
Wadi Al Kharas, tributary of Wadi Khabb | |
Location and course of Wadi Al Kharas | |
| Native name | وادي لخرس (Arabic) |
| Location | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Emirate | Ras al-Khaimah Fujairah |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | On the northeastern slope of Jabal Al Kharas (1,477 m (4,846 ft)). |
| • elevation | 1,328 m (4,357 ft), approximately |
| Mouth | Wadi Khabb (Fujairah) |
• coordinates | 25°36′59″N 56°09′10″E / 25.61639°N 56.15278°E |
• elevation | 279 m (915 ft) |
| Length | 8.5 km (5.3 mi) |
| Basin size | 208 km2 (80 sq mi) (Wadi Tawiyean basin). |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Wadi. Intermittent flow |
| River system | Wadi Tawiyean |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Wadi Salmadan |
| • right | Wadi Al Masirek, Wadi Nikid |
Wadi Al Kharas, also known as Wadi Lakharas (Arabic: وادي لخرس, romanized: Wādī Likhras) is a valley or dry river with ephemeral or intermittent flow, which flows almost exclusively during the rainy season, located in the emirates of Ras al-Khaimah and Fujairah, in the east of the United Arab Emirates.
It is a tributary of the Wadi Khabb and a sub-tributary of Wadi Tawiyean, to whose 208 km2 (80 sq mi) hydrographic basin it belongs.