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'''Lachish River''' ({{lang-he|נחל לכיש}}) is a [[river]] in [[Israel]] that flows into the [[Mediterranean Sea]] at the city of [[Ashdod]]. It is also known as '''Wadi Kabiba''' (inland section) and '''Wadi Sukhrir''' (Ashdod section) in Arabic. |
'''Lachish River''' ({{lang-he|נחל לכיש}}) is a [[river]] in [[Israel]] that flows into the [[Mediterranean Sea]] at the city of [[Ashdod]]. It is also known as '''Wadi Kabiba''' (inland section) and '''Wadi Sukhrir''' (Ashdod section) in Arabic. |
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The [[Drainage basin|basin]] square is 1020 km and the length is about 70 km. The river sources are in [[ |
The [[Drainage basin|basin]] square is 1020 km and the length is about 70 km. The river sources are in the [[West Bank]] area and the stream often floods during the [[rainy season]]. |
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The river is [[pollution|polluted]] by [[industrial waste]] and [[sewage]], due in part to its location separating the industrial zone and [[Port of Ashdod|port]] from the rest of Ashdod. A rehabilitation program<ref>{{cite web | last = Israel Ministry of Environment| title = Data LACHISH RIVER MASTER PLAN – REPORT NO. 1 – SUMMARY| url = http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:nY-owS3w1EIJ:www.sviva.gov.il/Enviroment/Static/Binaries/Articals/master_plan_summery_1.doc+Lachish+river&hl=iw&ct=clnk&cd=5| format = Word}}</ref> has been performed over the last years with mixed success<ref>{{cite web | last = Israel Ministry of Environment| title = Examples of river restoration - Lachish River| url = http://environment.gov.il/bin/en.jsp?enPage=e_BlankPage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=Object&enDispWho=Articals^l2077&enZone=Examples_River}}</ref>. |
The river is [[pollution|polluted]] by [[industrial waste]] and [[sewage]], due in part to its location separating the industrial zone and [[Port of Ashdod|port]] from the rest of Ashdod. A rehabilitation program<ref>{{cite web | last = Israel Ministry of Environment| title = Data LACHISH RIVER MASTER PLAN – REPORT NO. 1 – SUMMARY| url = http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:nY-owS3w1EIJ:www.sviva.gov.il/Enviroment/Static/Binaries/Articals/master_plan_summery_1.doc+Lachish+river&hl=iw&ct=clnk&cd=5| format = Word}}</ref> has been performed over the last years with mixed success<ref>{{cite web | last = Israel Ministry of Environment| title = Examples of river restoration - Lachish River| url = http://environment.gov.il/bin/en.jsp?enPage=e_BlankPage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=Object&enDispWho=Articals^l2077&enZone=Examples_River}}</ref>. |
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Revision as of 21:14, 18 April 2008
Lachish River (Hebrew: נחל לכיש) is a river in Israel that flows into the Mediterranean Sea at the city of Ashdod. It is also known as Wadi Kabiba (inland section) and Wadi Sukhrir (Ashdod section) in Arabic.
The basin square is 1020 km and the length is about 70 km. The river sources are in the West Bank area and the stream often floods during the rainy season.
The river is polluted by industrial waste and sewage, due in part to its location separating the industrial zone and port from the rest of Ashdod. A rehabilitation program[1] has been performed over the last years with mixed success[2].
References
- ^ Israel Ministry of Environment. "Data LACHISH RIVER MASTER PLAN – REPORT NO. 1 – SUMMARY" (Word).
- ^ Israel Ministry of Environment. "Examples of river restoration - Lachish River".
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