Sea of Galilee

Sea of Galilee
Sea of Galilee
	Sea of Galilee Sea of Galilee
Coordinates	32°50′N 35°35′E / 32.833°N 35.583°E
Lake type	Monomictic
Primary inflows	Upper Jordan River and local runoff
Primary outflows	Lower Jordan River, evaporation
Catchment area	2,730 km2 (1,050 sq mi)
Basin countries	Israel, Syria, Lebanon
Max. length	21 km (13 mi)
Max. width	13 km (8.1 mi)
Surface area	166 km2 (64 sq mi)
Average depth	25.6 m (84 ft) (varying)
Max. depth	43 m (141 ft) (varying)
Water volume	4 km3 (0.96 cu mi)
Residence time	5 years
Shore length1	53 km (33 mi)
Surface elevation	−214.66 m (704.3 ft) (varying)
Settlements	Tiberias (Israel)
References
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The Sea of Galilee (Hebrew: יָם כִּנֶּרֶת, Judeo-Aramaic: יַמּא דטבריא, גִּנֵּיסַר, Arabic: بحيرة طبريا), also called Lake Tiberias or Kinneret, is a freshwater lake in Israel. It is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth and the second-lowest lake in the world (after the Dead Sea, a salt lake),^[3] at levels between 215 and 209 metres (705 and 686 ft) below sea level.^[4] It is approximately 53 km (33 mi) in circumference, about 21 km (13 mi) long, and 13 km (8.1 mi) wide. Its area is 166.7 km² (64.4 sq mi) at its fullest, and its maximum depth is approximately 43 metres (141 ft).^[5] The lake is fed partly by underground springs, but its main source is the Jordan River, which flows through it from north to south and exits the lake at the Degania Dam.

^ ^a ^b Aaron T. Wolf, Hydropolitics along the Jordan River Archived 28 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine, United Nations University Press, 1995
^ ^a ^b "Exact-me.org". Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
^ The 1996-discovered subglacial Lake Vostok challenges both records; it is estimated to be 200 m (660 ft) to 600 m (2,000 ft) below sea level.
^ "Kinneret – General" (in Hebrew). Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research Ltd.
^ Data Summary: Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) Archived 3 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine

[hydropolitics-1] Aaron T. Wolf, Hydropolitics along the Jordan River Archived 28 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine, United Nations University Press, 1995

[asdf-2] "Exact-me.org". Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2008.

[3] The 1996-discovered subglacial Lake Vostok challenges both records; it is estimated to be 200 m (660 ft) to 600 m (2,000 ft) below sea level.

[4] "Kinneret – General" (in Hebrew). Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research Ltd.

[ilec-5] Data Summary: Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) Archived 3 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine

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Sea of Galilee

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Coordinates	32°50′N 35°35′E / 32.833°N 35.583°E / 32.833; 35.583
Lake type	Monomictic
Primary inflows	Upper Jordan River and local runoff^[1]
Primary outflows	Lower Jordan River, evaporation
Catchment area	2,730 km² (1,050 sq mi)^[2]
Basin countries	Israel, Syria, Lebanon

Max. length	21 km (13 mi)
Max. width	13 km (8.1 mi)
Surface area	166 km² (64 sq mi)
Average depth	25.6 m (84 ft) (varying)
Max. depth	43 m (141 ft) (varying)
Water volume	4 km³ (0.96 cu mi)
Residence time	5 years
Shore length¹	53 km (33 mi)
Surface elevation	−214.66 m (704.3 ft) (varying)

Settlements	Tiberias (Israel)
References	^[1]^[2]
¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.