by Hillel Fendel
The level of the Sea of Galilee (Kinneret), Israel’s largest water source, topped the “red line” over the past few days, and now stands at 212.95 meters below sea level. It surpassed the government-mandated "red line" of -213 meters over the weekend as a result of the heavy rains of last week.
The Kinneret gained 28 centimeters, or nearly a foot, over the past week; it has picked up a total of 1.17 meters (over 46 inches) so far this winter. It reached its lowest point of this season on Dec. 11, 2010, when it descended to 214.12 meters below sea level.
Though the rainy season has not yet ended, no one is expecting the Kinneret level to climb anywhere near -208.8, at which point the seashore city of Tiberias faces flooding and the dam gates of the lake are therefore opened.
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