Lake kinneret water level

Lake Kinneret reaches dangerously low water levels as Israeli authorities decide to pump in water

The lake’s water level was measured at 213.19 meters below sea level.

|ByELI ASHKENAZI
Israelis enjoy at the Kinneret, the Sea of Galilee, in northern Israel, during the Sukkot holiday, on October 13, 2025.
אוסף דן הדני, הספרייה הלאומית

A song for Kislev: Nahal Yam

נַחַ"ל יָם

|ByJPOST IVRIT STAFF
May rains on the Kinneret, May 5, 2020

Kinneret at highest level in 27 years

The report noted that a contributing factor to the precipitous rise has been heavy rain falls over the past two years.

|ByCODY LEVINE
May rains on the Kinneret, May 5, 2020

Israel experiences rare second year of above-average rainfall

The last time two years were recorded with rainfall at this high of a level above average was from 1986-1988.

|ByTZVI JOFFRE

Lakeside views

Buyers may find some real estate bargains in Tiberias

APRIL 17, 2014ByJOHN BENZAQUEN
A panoramic view of Tiberias on the shores of Lake Kinneret.