The Water Authority has announced that the sparse rainfall over the past three winters in northern Israel has left its mark on the country's largest reservoir – the Kineret (Sea of Galilee). As a result, the available water supply from the Kineret is the lowest it has ever been since measuring began in 1926.
For the first time since 2008, the water level of the Kineret actually dropped during the month of December. However, it quickly made up 4 centimeters of height at the beginning of January, following last week's snow and heavy rains.
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