Jordan Delta

The Jordan Delta (Arabic: مصبّ الأردنّ muṣabb al-urdunn) is an estuary, or river mouth formed where the Jordan empties into the Dead Sea, about 10 km southeast of Jericho. The estuary is known for its shallow riverbed and floodplains, covered by mineral-rich sediments spread over a deeper layer of dense rock containing magnesium, iodine, calcium, sodium, potassium, bromide, sulfates and carbonates, which is harvested, processed into nutritional or cosmetic products, and sold for a premium by the fifteen or so companies which constitute Jericho's boutique natural cosmetics and homeopathic industry. The West Bank Combined Authority operates a canal-lock-dam diversion system about 4 km upriver from the mouth, which channels part of the river's Dead Sea-bound freshwater into a reservoir, providing potable water for the West Bank as well as a cooling source for New Canaan Fusion Plant.