Kineret level

Kinneret levels rising due to increased rainfall in Israel

Due to the high levels of rain the past several years, in addition to this winter's rain, the Kinneret water level is 3.055 meters above the lower red line level.

Dugit Beach Kinneret
Lake Kinneret, also known as the Sea of Galilee, Israel's main water reservoir

Kinneret water level rises by 1 cm over 24 hours

LAKE KINNERET as seen from Tiberias

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Lake Kinneret, also known as the Sea of Galilee, Israel's main water reservoir

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The late rains have brought beauty to the lakes and fields of Israel.

Water rushes down the Katzrin stream in the Golan Heights, as late rains covered Israel, March 31, 2019

Sea of Galilee rises over 4 feet since start of winter

The Kinneret has been steadily rising, increasing by some 4 inches since Thursday.

Lake Kinneret, also known as the Sea of Galilee, Israel's main water reservoir

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Between 1.2 and 1.5 inches of snow fell on Mount Hermon on northern Israel on Wednesday.

Snow on Mount Hermon on November 9, 2019

Rain arrives: Water level in the Kinneret goes up 1.5 cm

The level is now 1.58 meters below the lower red line and 29 cm above the black line.

PEOPLE ON paddle boards float on Lake Kinneret in 2016. It is Israel’s major surface fresh-water source, now endangered.

Five-year drought brings Israeli water bodies to historically low levels

Today, the water level in the Kineret is -214.20m, dropping 1 cm a day

A piece of land is seen in the Sea of Galilee

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Natural water flow in springs and rivers is decreasing rapidly nationwide.

The Dead Sea coast

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East of Lake Kinneret

View of Lake Kinneret from Road 789

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Lakeside views

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A panoramic view of Tiberias on the shores of Lake Kinneret.

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Highway 40 from The Zin Valley to Mitzpe Ramon was closed due to desert flooding; rain also begins in north.

Rain in Jerusalem, March 9, 2014.