The Hasbani or Snir Stream, is the major tributary of the Jordan River that flows in Lebanon, the Golan Heights and Israel. Locals in the mid-19th century knew the Hasbani as the Upper Jordan River. The Hasbani River derives most of its discharge from two springs in Lebanon, the Wazzani and the Haqzbieh, the latter being a group of springs on the uppermo…The Hasbani or Snir Stream, is the major tributary of the Jordan River that flows in Lebanon, the Golan Heights and Israel. Locals in the mid-19th century knew the Hasbani as the Upper Jordan River. The Hasbani River derives most of its discharge from two springs in Lebanon, the Wazzani and the Haqzbieh, the latter being a group of springs on the uppermost Hasbani. The Hasbani runs for 25 mi through the Wadi al-Taym in Lebanon before crossing the border at Ghajar and shortly after joining with the Banias and Dan Rivers at a point in northern Israel, to form the River Jordan. For about 4 km downstream of Ghajar, the Hasbani forms the border between Lebanon and the Golan Heights.
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