Wadi Madha
| Wadi Madha Wādī Maḥḍah | |
|---|---|
| Native name | وادي مدحاء (Arabic) |
| Location | |
| Country | Oman United Arab Emirates |
| Governorate Emirate | Musandam Sharjah Fujairah |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | SSE of Jabal Daftah (878 m (2,881 ft)) |
| • elevation | 698 m (2,290 ft) (approximately) |
| Mouth | South of Murbah (Emirate of Fujairah, UAE), in the Gulf of Oman. |
• coordinates | 25°15′50.2103″N 56°22′7.1998″E / 25.263947306°N 56.368666611°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 31 km (19 mi) |
| Basin size | 106 km2 (41 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Wadi. Intermittent flow |
| River system | Wadi Madha |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Wadi Shis, Wadi Sahanah. Sub-tributaries: Wadi Hajar Bani Hamid, Wadi Mardamt, Wādī ash Shi‘aybah, Wādī Badá, Wadi Al Hawrah |
| • right | Wadi Mayamt, Wadi Half. |
Wadi Madha (Arabic: وادي مدحاء, romanized: 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 sq mi), 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.