Hopes were dashed that the dam at Dajania would open for the first time since 1992. The Sea of Galilee ended in April, below the maximum level. The Israeli Water Authority announced that the level of the lake has decreased over the past week, and is currently reaching 209,155 meters below sea level, and 35.5 cm from its highest level. Last week, the Kinneret peaked at 30 meters from its high, and it didn’t even reach its peak last year, when it reached within 12 meters of its maximum level. Hopes were high during the winter, when there was heavy rain, the Dajania Dam at the southern end of the lake should open for the first time since 1992, allowing excess water to flow southward along the Jordan River to the Dead Sea. But March and April Gavin relatively dashed these hopes. With the rainy season now over, most parts of northern and central Israel have seen around 90% -100% of average annual precipitation, after the last two years saw higher than average annual precipitation. However, Beersheba and most parts of the Negev only had 50% of the average annual rainfall. Posted by Globes, Israel business news – en.globes.co.il – May 2, 2021 © Copyright Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd. 2021 Kinneret
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