The Dead Sea is shrinking
The world's saltiest body of water separated into two basins in the late 1970s due to low water levels. It’s currently receding by around 3 feet a year.
LEBANON
Mt. Hermon
Hullah Valley
SYRIA
Sea of Galilee
Yarmouk River
ISRAEL
Al-Wehda Dam
Jordan River
WEST BANK
JORDAN
Tel Aviv
DETAIL BELOW
Jerusalem
Dead Sea
A small strait of water used to connect the Upper and Lower basins of the Dead Sea, but has since dried out.
15 miles
15 km
1973
2024
Blurb here about water flow and political agreements?
LEBANON
Mt. Hermon
Hullah Valley
SYRIA
Sea of Galilee
Yarmouk River
Al-Wehda Dam
ISRAEL
Jordan River
WEST BANK
JORDAN
Tel Aviv
DETAIL BELOW
Jerusalem
Dead Sea
GAZA
A small strait of water used to connect the Upper and Lower basins of the Dead Sea, but has since dried out.
15 miles
15 km
1973
2024
LEBANON
Mt. Hermon
Hullah Valley
Sea of Galilee
Yarmouk River
Al-Wehda Dam
ISRAEL
SYRIA
Mediterranean Sea
Jordan River
JORDAN
WEST BANK
Tel Aviv
DETAIL BELOW
Jerusalem
Dead Sea
GAZA
A small strait of water used to connect the Upper and Lower basins of the Dead Sea, but has since dried out.
15 miles
15 km
1973
2024
Vancouver
canada
International boundaries
us
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Seattle
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