The United Arab Emirates does not have any permanent rivers, but does have wadis, a permanently or intermittently dry riverbed. This is a list of wadis in United Arab Emirates arranged alphabetically.
A Wadi Abadilah, in Fujairah Tribulus - Volume 8.2 - 1998 - Journal of the Emirates Natural History Group (pag. 22)- Wadi Fish of the UAE - Gary R. Feulner - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2011<https://enhg.org/Portals/1/trib/V08N2/TribulusV08N2Searchable.pdf>Geoview.info - Wādī al Bīḩ Advances in UAE Archaeology: Proceedings of Abu Dhabi’s Archaeology Conference 2022. (2024). Reino Unido: Archaeopress Publishing Limited (pag. 157) - Zayed National Museum <https://www.google.com/books/edition/Advances_in_UAE_Archaeology/3lrvEAAAQBAJ?hl=es&gbpv=1> Wadi Afiya, in Ras Al KhaimahMap of Trucial States, Muscat and Oman - Rams - Scale 1:100 000 - Published by D Survey, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom (1971) - Edition 3-GSGS - The National Archives, London, England <https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fco/18/1785>Mindat.org - Wādī Afiya, Ra's al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates Wadi Ajali / Wādī ‘Ajalī, (tributary of Wadi Al Fay), in Fujairah. Wadi Arar / Wadi Ar'ar, (tributary of Wādī ‘Asimah), in Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah Wadi Arus / Wādī ‘Arūs, (tributary of Wādī Shāh), in Ras Al KhaimahGeoview.info - Wādī ‘Arūs Wadi Ashwani / Wādī ‘Ashwānī / Wādī Al ‘Ishwānī (tributary of Wadi Sifuni / Wadi Sifni), in Ras Al Khaimahae.geoview.info - Wādī ‘Ashwānī Wadi Asimah / Wādī ‘Asimah (tributary of Wādī Sidr), in Ras Al KhaimahMindat.org - Wādī ‘Asimah Wadi Atmar (tributary of Wadi Bih), in Ras Al Khaimah Wadi Awsaq / Wadi Awsaq / Wādī Awsāq (tributary of Wadi Tawiyean), in FujairahMindat.org - Wādī Awsāq, Al Fujayrah, United Arab Emirates <https://www.mindat.org/feature-292625.html> Wadi Al Aym / Wādī ‘Ayīm, in Ras Al KhaimahMindat.org - Wādī ‘Ayīm, Ra's al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates <https://www.mindat.org/feature-292620.html>
B Wadi Bakhit, in Ras Al KhaimahFCO 8/586 - 1967-1968 Boundary between East Aden Protectorate and Muscat and Oman - The National Archives, London, England <https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fco/8/586/n/50> Wadi Baqal (tributary of Wadi Nahela), in Ras Al Khaimah Wadi Baqarah (tributary of Wadi Sifuni / Wadi Sifni), in Ras Al KhaimahGeoview.info - Wādī Baqarah Wadi Barid / Wādī Bārid (tributary of Wadi Al Munay / Wadi Munay`i), in Ras Al Khaimahhttps://www.mindat.org/feature-292554.html Wādī Bārid, Ra's al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates Wadi Barut / Wādī Barut (tributary of Wadi Ghalilah), in Ras Al KhaimahGeoview.info - Wādī Barut Wadi Bih / Wādī Al-Bayḥ / Wādī al Bīḩ, in Ras Al Khaimah, and OmanApplication of a hydrological model in a data poor arid region catchment: a case study of Wadi Ham - Mohamed Mustafa Al Mulla PhD Thesis Academic Year 2005-2006 - Supervisor: Alhan Ahammed bin mohamad - December 1, 2005 - Cranfield University at Silsoe - Institute of Water and Environment <https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/1826/3061/Mohamed%20Al%20Mulla%20Thesis%202005.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y> Wadi Bu Faraj / Wādī Bū Faraj (tributary of Wadi Qor), in Ras Al Khaimahhttps://www.mindat.org/feature-292405.html Mindat.org - Wādī Bū Faraj, Ra's al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates Wadi Bu Harman / Wādī Bū Ḥarmān (tributary of Wadi Al Munay / Wadi Munay`i), in Ras Al Khaimah
D Wadi Daftah / Wadi Deftah / Wadi Diftah, (tributary of Wadi Ham), in Ras Al Khaimah. Gazelle - Volume 23 - 1 - January 2008 - Dubai Natural History Group - Field Clips - Page 6 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates <https://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/opus4/frontdoor/deliver/index/docId/49870/file/gaz01_jan08.pdf>[https://www.mindat.org/feature-292299.html Mindat.org - Wādī Daftah, Ra’s al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates Wadi Danhah / Wādī Z̧anḩah / Wadi Dhanhah, (tributary of Wadi Al Fay), in Fujairah.
E Wadi Ejili / Wadi Al Ejili / Wādī Al 'Ijēlī / Wadi Ayaili, in Ras Al Khaimah Wadi Esfai / Wadi Sfai / Wadi Isfai, (tributary of Wadi Sifuni / Wadi Sfuni / Wadi Sifni), in Ras Al KhaimahFCO 18/1937 1958 Sketch map drawn by Julian Walker for boundary delimitation: Dhaid-Masafi - The National Archives, London, England <https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fco/18/1937> F Wadi Faqara / Wādī Faqarah, in Ras Al KhaimahMindat.org - Wādī Faqarah, Ra's al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates Wadi Fara / Wādī al Fara‘ / Wādī Al Far, in Ras Al Khaimah Wadi Farfar / Wādī Furfār, in Fujairah. Wadi Al Fay / Wādī Al Fay’, in Fujairah. G Wadi Ghabas / Wādī Ghabas (tributary of Wadi Bih), in Ras Al Khaimah Wadi Al Gabbah / Wādī Al Gabbah (tributary of Wadi Sha'am), in Ras Al Khaimah Wadi Al Ghafiyyah, in Ras Al KhaimahMindat.org - Wādī Ghāfīyah, Ra's al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates Wadi Ghalan (tributary of Wadi Yushemah / Wadi Ghushaymah / Wadi Ghashemah), in FujairahMindat.org - Wādī Ghalan, Al Fujayrah, United Arab Emirates Wadi Ghalfa / Wadi Gulfa (tributary of Wadi Hadf), in AjmanFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture Wadi Ghalilah / Wādī Ghalīlah, in Ras Al KhaimahJāmiʻat al-Imārāt al-ʻArabīyah al-Muttaḥidah. Geoprojects (U.K.) Ltd., The National atlas of the United Arab Emirates, Al Ain : United Arab Emirates University - 1993 Wadi Ghayl / Wādī Ghayl (tributary of Wadi Qada'ah), in Ras Al Khaimah Wadi Ghayl / Wādī Ghayl (tributary of Wadi Wurayah), in FujairahMindat.org - Wādī Ghayl, Al Fujayrah, United Arab Emirates Wadi Ghulayyil Khun (tributary of Wadi Wurayah), in FujairahMindat.org - Ghulayyil Khūn, Al Fujayrah, United Arab Emirates H Wadi Hadf / Wadi Hadaf / Wādī Ḩadf (tributary of Wadi Hatta), in Ajman, Dubai and OmanMindat.org - Wādī Ḩadaf, United Arab Emirates Wadi Halhal / Wādī Ḩalḩal (tributary of Wadi Ghalilah), in Ras Al KhaimahGeoview.info - Wādī Ḩalḩal Wadi Halu / Wādī Halū / Wadi Khalu (tributary of Wadi Naqab), in Ras Al KhaimahGeoview.info - Wādī Halū Wadi Ham / Wādī Hām, in FujairahFIFTY YEARS OF EMIRATES ARCHAEOLOGY - Edited by Daniel T. Potts and Peter Hellyer Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Archaeology of the United Arab Emirates - Published by Motivate Publishing <https://www.ancientportsantiques.com/wp-content/uploads/Documents/PLACES/IndOc-Gulf/Emirats-Potts&Hellyer2012.pdf>FCO 18/1792 1970 Map of Trucial States, Muscat and Oman - Masafi - Scale 1:100 000 - Published by D Survey, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom (1971) - Edition 3-GSGS - The National Archives, London, England <https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fco/18/1792/n/1>Sherif, Mohsen & Akram, Salim & Shetty, Ampar & El Mahmoudi, Ahmed & Ibraheem, Abdel & Mahrizy, Ahmed & Ahmed, Imad & Harron, Khaled. (2004). Geomorphological and Geological Setting of Selected Wadis in the Northern Emirates. The Fifth Annual U.A.E. University Research Conference. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258440771_Geomorphological_and_Geological_Setting_of_Selected_Wadis_in_the_Northern_Emirates>Elmahdy, Samy. (2012). Influence of geological structures on groundwater accumulation and groundwater salinity in Musandam Peninsula, UAE and Oman. Geocarto International. 28. 453-472. 10.1080/10106049.2012.724455. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261709103_Influence_of_geological_structures_on_groundwater_accumulation_and_groundwater_salinity_in_Musandam_Peninsula_UAE_and_OmanSherif, Mohsen & Akram, Salem & Shetty, Ampar. (2009). Rainfall Analysis for the Northern Wadis of United Arab Emirates: A Case Study. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering - J HYDROL ENG. 14. 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000015 <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/245287821_Rainfall_Analysis_for_the_Northern_Wadis_of_United_Arab_Emirates_A_Case_Study>Mindat.org - Wādī Hām Wadi Haqil / Wādī Ḩaqīl, in Ras Al KhaimahMindat.org - Wadi Haqil Wadi Hatta / Wādī Ḩattā, in Dubai and OmanTrucial States, Muscat and Oman: Aswad - Scale 1:100 000 - Published by D Survey, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom (1971) - Edition 3-GSGS - The National Archives, London, England <https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fco/18/1796/n/1>A Collection of Valleys in the Persian Gulf Coast of Arabia, 1937 - AIR 5/1283, Catalogue II/J3/39/0 https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/air/5/1283/n/1Mindat.org - Wādī Ḩattā Wadi Al Hawari, in Ras Al Khaimah Wadi Al Hayilah / Wadi Hiyaila / Wadi Hiyailah (tributary of Wadi al Bih), in Ras Al KhaimahTribes of Trucial States coast - 1958- Ref. FO 371/132894 <https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fo/371/132894/n/43> Wadi Hayl / Wādī Ḩayl / Wādī Al Ḩēl, in Fujairah. Wadi Helo / Wādī Al Ḥilū / Wadi Hilu, in Sharjah, Fujairah and OmanFCO 18/1940 1958 Sketch map drawn by Julian Walker for boundary delimitation: Wadi Al Qawr and Wadi Hatta - The National Archives, London, England <https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fco/18/1940> Wadi Al Himriyyah (tributary of Wadi Mu'taridah / Wadi Mutarid) in Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah Wadi Al Hiyar / Wādī Hiyār (tributary of Wadi Khabb and sub-tributary of Wadi Tawiyean), in FujairahMindat.org - Wādī al Hiyar, Al Fujayrah, United Arab Emirates Wadi Hubayb / Wādī Hubayb (tributary of Wadi Qor), in Ras Al Khaimah Mindat.org - Wādī Hubayb, Ra's al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates Wadi Al Huwaybit / Wādī al Ḩuwaybīţ / Wādī Liḩwе̄biţ, in FujairahMindat.org - Wādī al Ḩuwaybīţ, Al Fujayrah, United Arab Emirates
J Wadi Al Jazeer / Wadi al Yazir, in Ajman and Oman Wadi Jib / Wādī Jib (tributary of Wadi Shah), in Ras Al KhaimahGeoview.info - Wādī Jib
K Wadi Kadra, in Ras Al Khaimah. Wadi Khabb / Wādī Khabb (tributary of Wadi Ghalilah), in Ras Al KhaimahMindat.org - Wādī Khabb Wadi Khabb / Wādī Khabb (tributary of Wadi Tawiyean), in FujairahMap FCO 18/1791 - 1972 - Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE): Dibba - Scale 1:100 000 - Published by D Survey, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom (1971) - Edition 3-GSGS - The National Archives, London, England <https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fco/18/1787>Mindat.org - Wādī Khabb Wadi Al Kharas / Wadi Likhras / Wādī Likhras (tributary of Wadi Khabb and sub-tributary of Wadi Tawiyean), in FujairahMindat.org - Wādī al Kharīs, Al Fujayrah, United Arab Emirates Wadi Al Khari / Wādī al Khārī (tributary of Wadi Shawka), in Ras Al KhaimahMindat.org - Wādī al Khārī Wadi Al Kharus, in Ajman and OmanFO 371/157030 1961 Delimitation of border between Trucial States and Muscat - The National Archives, London, England <https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fo/371/157030/n/59> Wadi Al Khiway / Wādī Al Khiway (tributary of Wadi Khabb), in Ras Al Khaimah Wadi Al Khulaiban / Wadi Al Khileban (tributary of Wadi Hadf), in Ajman Wadi Al Khurush / Wādī Al Khurūsh (tributary of Wadi Tawiyean), in FujairahMindat.org - Wādī al Khurūsh, Al Fujayrah, United Arab Emirates Wādī Kirībā|Wadi Kiriba / Wādī Kirībā, in Ras Al KhaimahMindat.org - Wādī Kirībā Wadi Kub (tributary of Wadi Mu'taridah / Wadi Mutarid) in Fujairah and Ras Al KhaimahGeoview.info - Wādī Kūb
L Wadi Laim / Wādī Līm (tributary of Wadi Hadf and sub-tributary of Wadi Hatta), in Ajman and Dubai Wadi Lamhah / Wādī Limḥah, in Emirate of Umm Al Quwain. Wadi Lil / Wādī Līl (tributary of Wadi Kub), in Fujairah Wadi Limarit / Wādī Limarit (tributary of Wadi Ham), in Ras Al Khaimah- Mindat.org - Wādī Limarit Wadi Lishan / Wādī Lishan (tributary of Wadi Hadf), in AjmanMindat.org - Wādī Lishan, ‘Ajmān, United Arab Emirates Wadi Litibah / Wādī Litibah (tributary of Wadi Ghalilah), in Ras Al KhaimahGeoview.info - Wādī Litibah M Wadi Madha / Wadi Madhah / Wādī Maḩḑah, in Oman and Sharjah and FujairahFCO 8/586 1967-1968 Boundary between East Aden Protectorate and Muscat and Oman - The National Archives, London, England <https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fco/8/586/n/52>Mindat.org - Wadi Madha, United Arab Emirates Wadi Madnan / Wādī Madnan (tributary of Wadi Naqab), in Ras Al KhaimahMindat.org - Wādī MadnanGeoview.info - Wādī Madnan