Editing Jordan River (section)

=== Upper course (Hula Valley) ===
[[File:Map of The River Jordan. 1871.jpg|thumb|1871 Map of the Jordan river.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=William |last2=Barnum |first2=Samuel Weed |title=A comprehensive dictionary of the Bible |date=1871 |publisher=D. Appleton and company |location=New York/London |page=495}}</ref>   Note in particular Lake Hula which was later drained.]]
The Jordan River has an upper course from its sources to the Sea of Galilee (via the [[Bethsaida Valley]]) and a lower course south of the Sea of Galilee down to the [[Dead Sea]]. In traditional terminology, the upper course (or most of it) is commonly referred to as passing through the "[[Hula Valley]]", as opposed to "Upper Jordan Valley"; the Sea of Galilee through which the river passes is a separate entity, and the term [[Jordan Valley (Middle East)|Jordan Valley]] is reserved for the lower course.

Over its upper course (fed by the Hasbani River, Banias River, Dan River, and the Iyyon Stream), the river drops rapidly in a {{convert|75|km|adj=on}} run to the once large and swampy Lake Hula, which is slightly above [[sea level]]. Exiting the now much-diminished lake, it goes through an even steeper drop over the {{convert|25|km}} down to the Sea of Galilee, which it enters at its northern end. The Jordan deposits much of the silt it is carrying within the lake, which it leaves again near its southern tip at [[Degania Dam]]. 

Its section north of the Sea of Galilee is within the boundaries of Israel and forms the western boundary of the [[Golan Heights]]. South of the lake, it forms the border between the Kingdom of Jordan (to the east), and Israel (to the west).