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Which streams and wadis bring water into the Dead Sea from Jordan?

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White salt deposits cover rocks along the shore of the Dead Sea near Masada, Israel, with green water and dramatic cloudy sky in the background. — Dead Sea Salt deposits at the Dead Sea near Masada, Israel.

The Dead Sea receives water from several sources originating in Jordan. While the Jordan River is the primary inflow, four modest streams descend from the east through deep gorges to reach the lake:

Al-Uṣaymī
Zarqāʾ Māʿīn
Al-Mawjib
Al-Ḥasā

In addition to these, water flows into the lake spasmodically and briefly from the neighboring heights and the depression of Wadi Al-ʿArabah via numerous other wadis (seasonal watercourses). Thermal sulfur springs also contribute to the inflow of these rivers.1