The good news is that this means rising water levels for Lake Kinneret, which is another name for the Bible's Sea of Galilee and the country's only freshwater source, according to the Environmental Protection Ministry. The Kinneret, also known as the Sea of Galilee, is the lowest freshwater lake in the world, at levels of 215 to 209 meters below sea level. The sea of Galilee is DRYING UP: Levels at lake where it is claimed Jesus walked on water are at their lowest for 100 years. The Kinneret, Israel's major reservoir of fresh water, is drying up!Many years of below-average rainfall have led the water level to dip to the "black line," beyond which water cannot be pumped without causing severe damage to the entire water supply. Presently, the lake is 1.24 meters (4 feet) below the lower red line, and just 0.6 meters (2 feet) above the “black line”; the absolute limit to where the water quality begins to be seriously affected by the salinity from the lake’ s lower saline depths. A sizeable number of coastal cities have yet to adequately prepare for rising sea levels. The water level of the Kinneret is 0.76 meters 2.5 ft lower from the upper red line and 3.44 meters 11.3 ft higher from the bottom red line and 5.31 meters 17.5 ft higher from the historic lowest water level ever measured in the Kinneret. The Sea of Galilee in northeast Israel, known as Kinneret in Hebrew, rose 11 inches over the weekend, after an unexpectedly rainy winter that has begun to allay concerns that the freshwater lake wa… However, the body of water is also undergoing dramatic changes in water temperature, which is central to the health of its ecosystem. The increase is a typical result of Israel’s annual rainy season, according to the Water Authority, and is still at the lowest level it’s been in the last 17 years, categorizing it as a hydrological drought. Sea of Galilee, Dead Sea filling with water thanks to March rains March rains left the Sea of Galilee at 1.04 meters above the lower red line. Sea of Galilee (YouTube/i24NEWS English) Weather that is seemingly more characteristic of Israeli winters has spilled into April. So critical in fact was the crisis that the lake’s water level had decreased so low that it nearly reached the dreaded “black line” of 214.7 meters below sea level … The famous Sea of Galilee is located 200 metres (656 feet) below sea level The sea of Galilee is DRYING UP: Levels at lake where it is claimed Jesus walked on water are at their lowest for 100 years. All the numbers show the sign below sea level. It still lack about 3.16 meters to reach its peak. However, the body of water is also undergoing dramatic changes in water temperature, which is central to the health of its ecosystem. The good news is that this means rising water levels for Lake Kinneret, which is another name for the Bible's Sea of Galilee and the country's only freshwater source, according to the Environmental Protection Ministry. Israel’s Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret) was still at critical water levels as recently as January, when a previous article depicted the then dire condition of the biblical lake. This is dangerous. The Sea of Galilee, or the Kineret, has risen four feet since the winter season began in late October. The last time the Sea of Galilee -- or Kinneret as it is referenced in the Old Testament -- was full was in 2008 and before that 1996. It was a shock to the water in Israel,” Manor told CBN News. It still lack about 3.16 meters to reach its peak. OPINION (Charisma) – Weather that is seemingly more characteristic of Israeli winters has spilled into April.The good news is that this means rising water levels for Lake Kinneret, which is another name for the Bible’s Sea of Galilee and the country’s only freshwater source, according to the Environmental Protection Ministry. Since the beginning of the 2019 winter, the Sea of Galilee has risen considerably. The water level of the Sea of Galilee, or Lake Kinneret, has risen 7.5 centimeters since Friday, and 1.87 meters since the start of the rainy season, according to Water Authority data published Sunday. Sea of Galilee (YouTube/i24NEWS English) Weather that is seemingly more characteristic of Israeli winters has spilled into April. Gil Eliahu The level of Lake Kinneret has risen by 2.80 meters (9.1 feet) this past winter, its highest annual increase in five years. Despite the recent heat waves, the Sea of Galilee has recently seen rising water levels, with a rainy season that yielded some 3.47 meters (11.4 feet). The good news is that this means rising water levels for Lake Kinneret, which is another name for the Bible’s Sea of Galilee and the country’s only freshwater source, according to the Environmental Protection Ministry. Sea of Galilee (YouTube/i24NEWS English)Weather that is seemingly more characteristic of Israeli winters has spilled into April. The good news is that this means rising water levels for Lake Kinneret, which is another name for the Bible's Sea of Galilee and the country's only freshwater source, according to the Environmental Protection Ministry.