Wadi Jib
| Wadi Jib Wādī Jib | |
|---|---|
Wadi Jib, a tributary of Wadi Shah, from its confluence with Wadi Arus | |
| Native name | وادي جب (Arabic) |
| Location | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Emirate | Ras Al Khaimah |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Southern slope of Jabal Ar Rahrah (1,691 m) Al Hajar Mountains |
| • elevation | 1,600 m (5,200 ft) |
| Mouth | Confluence with the Wadi Arus into the Wadi Shah, after the village of Lahsa |
• coordinates | 25°53′58.3″N 56°08′28.2″E / 25.899528°N 56.141167°E |
• elevation | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
| Length | 8 km (5.0 mi) |
| Basin size | Wadi Bih: 483 km2 (186 sq mi) Subbasin Wadi Shah: 72.06 km2 (27.82 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Wadi Bih (Subbasin Wadi Shah) |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Wadi Lahsa |
| • right | Ghalil Al Yafar |
Wadi Jib (Arabic: وادي جب, romanized: Wādī jb) is a valley or dry river with intermittent flow, which flows almost exclusively during the rainy season, belonging to the drainage basin of Wadi Bih (subbasin of Wadi Shah), north-east of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.
It is a tributary of the Wadi Shah / Wadi Shehah / Wādī Shaḩḩah, from its confluence with the Wadi Arus, and is formed mainly by the ravines and gullies that run along the southern slopes of the Jabal Ar Rahrah (1,691 m; 5,548 ft), divided into two large branches; by the deep cliffs located to the west and at the foot of Jabal Sal) (1,575 m; 5,167 ft), on the border line between UAE and Oman; and by multiple ravines that run along the southeast slope of Jabal Rahabah (1,543 m; 5,062 ft).