Wadi Madnan
| Wadi Madnan Wādī Midnān | |
|---|---|
| Native name | وادي مدنان (Arabic) |
| Location | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Emirate | Fujairah Ras al-Khaimah |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Northeast slope of Jabal Yibir (1,527 m (5,010 ft)) |
| • elevation | 1,430 m (4,690 ft), approximately |
| Mouth | Confluence with Wadi Naqab |
• coordinates | 25°42′48″N 56°06′51″E / 25.71333°N 56.11417°E |
• elevation | 211 m (692 ft) |
| Length | 10.4 km (6.5 mi) |
| Basin size | 107 km2 (41 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Wadi. Intermittent flow |
| River system | Wadi Naqab |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Wadi Sharih, Wadi Samarat / Wadi Khalkhal |
Wadi Madnan (Arabic: وادي مدنان, romanized: Wādī Midnān) is a valley or dry river, with ephemeral or intermittent flow, flowing almost exclusively during the rainy season, located in the east of the United Arab Emirates, in the emirates of Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah.
It is a left tributary of the Wadi Naqab, to whose 107 km2 (41 sq mi) drainage basin it belongs, and which is bordered to the north by the Wadi Qada'ah basin,; to the west with that of Wadi Nahela; and to the south and east, with that of Wadi Tawiyean.
The entire Wadi Naqab basin, whose highest peak is Jabal Yibir (1,527 m (5,010 ft)), brings together approximately 91 independent streams, most of them without known names, all classified into five grades or levels according to the Horton-Strahler numbering. Of these, the main one, due to its length and flow rate, is the Wadi Madnan.
Among the main tributaries of the Wadi Madnan (sub-tributaries of the Wadi Naqab), the Wadi Sharih and Wadi Samarat (also known as Wadi Khalkhal) stand out.