where does the jordan river end?
Dead Sea
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 The Zarqa River ( Arabic : نهر الزرقاء , Nahr az @-@ Zarqāʾ , lit . " the Blue River " ) is the second largest tributary of the lower Jordan River , after the Yarmouk River . It is the third largest river in the region by annual discharge , and its watershed encompasses the most densely populated areas east of the Jordan River . It rises in springs near Amman , and flows through a deep and broad valley ( which is identified with the biblical Jabbok River ) into the Jordan , at an elevation 1 @,@ 090 metres ( 3 @,@ 580 ft ) lower . The river is heavily polluted and its restoration is one of the top priorities for the Jordanian Ministry of the Environment . 

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 The river 's watershed encompasses the most densely populated areas east of the Jordan River , and it flows through an industrialized area that is home to more than 52 % of Jordan 's industrial plants , including the Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company . During the summer months , treated domestic and industrial waste @-@ water compose nearly all of the flow , and substantially degrade the water quality . Coupled with over @-@ extraction of water from the underground aquifer and the naturally low base flow of the Zarqa , this has created a major problem , described as one of Jordan 's " environmental black spots " . and has made rehabilitation of the Zarqa a top priority for the Jordanian Ministry of the Environment . The restoration project is estimated to cost $ 30 million . 

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 The Zarqa River is commonly identified with the biblical Jabbok River ( Hebrew : נָּחַל יַבֹּק , Nahal Yabok ) . 

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 The Jordan River , in the state of Utah , United States , is a river about 51 miles ( 82 km ) long . Regulated by pumps at its headwaters at Utah Lake , it flows northward through the Salt Lake Valley and empties into the Great Salt Lake . Four of Utah 's six largest cities — Salt Lake City , West Valley City , West Jordan and Sandy — border the river . More than a million people live in the Jordan Subbasin , which is the part of the Jordan River watershed that lies within Salt Lake and Utah counties . During the Pleistocene , the area was part of Lake Bonneville . 

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 Zarqa , Jordan 's second largest city , is built on the banks of the Zarqa River , and is the largest settlement along its course . Today , most of the land and plantations on the riverbanks are owned by the heirs of the patrician El @-@ Wir clan , the rest is owned by the Bani @-@ Hassan tribe , and other local tribes . The town of Zarqa was founded in 1902 by Chechen immigrants . Its population grew rapidly with an influx of Palestinian refugees who fled the West Bank during the Six @-@ Day War . 
