Damour river
Damour river or (Arabic: نهر الدامور, Nahr Al Damour) is a 37.5-kilometre (23.3 mi) coastal river in the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. The river's headwaters originate on and around the slopes of the 1,943-meter peak Jabal el-Barouk, site of a nature preserve where some of Lebanon's largest and oldest Cedars of Lebanon are found, and flows west through the Jisr Al-Kadi valley, where it receives water from the creeks of the Chouf mountains. The river flows towards the Mediterranean Sea, south of Damour, which is both the largest town on its banks and the one which bears the river's name.
| Damour river | |
|---|---|
The Damour river at Jisr el Qadi | |
| Location | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Nabaa Al Safa, Nabeh Al Barouk |
| • elevation | 1,950 m (6,400 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Mediterranean Sea |
• coordinates | 33°42′21″N 35°26′22″E |
| Length | 37.5 km (23.3 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 307,000 m3/a (0.344 cu ft/s) |
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