Chelif River

Watercourse in Algeria ChelifOued ChelifWad SheliffCheliff Bridge nearby Ech CheliffEtymologyBerber ChenaliphNative nameوادي الشلف (Arabic)LocationCountryAlgeriaCitiesMostaganemChlefAïn DeflaMédéaPhysical characteristicsSourceBoughezoul MouthMediterranean Sea • coordinates36°02′22″N 0°07′59″E / 36.03944°N 0.13306°E / 36.03944; 0.13306Length725 km (450 mi) Chelif River (Arabic: وادي الشلف) (also spelled Chéliff, or Sheliff) is a 700-kilometre-long (430 mi) river in Algeria, the longest in the country. It rises in the Saharan Atlas near the city of Boughezoul, flows through the Tell Atlas and empties into the Mediterranean Sea north of the city of Mostaganem. The water level in the river often fluctuates. The river is being used for irrigation (mainly on its lower course). The river was formerly called the Mekerra and the Sig River. Notes ^ Oued Chelif (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ^ Wad Sheliff (Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ^ EB staff 2015. References EB staff (26 April 2015), "Chelif River - river, Algeria", Encyclopædia