Zarqa River by the King of Ammon. Eusebius places the river between Gerasa and Philadelphia. The headwaters of the Zarqa begin just northeast of Amman, rising from a spring named Ain Ghazal ("Gazelle spring"). The river flows to the north before heading west. Rising on the eastern side of the mountains of Gilead, it runs a course of about in a wild and deep ravine before flowing into the Jordan River between Gennesaret and the Dead Sea, at a point below its origin. At its higher reaches, the river banks are mostly steep and canyon-like. Near Ain Ghazal, two tributary wadis join
River Hertford River Hertford The River Hertford is a river in Yorkshire in the north of England. It is part of the River Derwent catchment area. The River Hertford starts close to Muston near the seaside town of Filey. Despite being only from the North Sea (to its eastern side) the river flows westwards for into the River Derwent at Haybridge. It is sometimes referred to as a 'Backward River' because it flows away from the sea. Ekwall suggests the name derives from a ford over the river, which became the name by back formation. Star Carr, a Mesolithic archaeological site, lies