Lake Kinneret water level
-213.725 m
Latest survey · 11 November 2026
Lake Kinneret water level: -213.725 m (11 November 2026).
Below the lower red line. 4.925 m below the upper red line, which is full capacity.
- 4.92 m below full
- 0.72 m below the lower red line
−0.38 m compared with a year ago (11 November 2025: -213.34 m).
0.005 m lower than the previous survey on 10 November 2026.
The newest survey in the official file, 11 November 2026. This is a daily survey, not a live gauge.
Sixty years, one stripe each
Each stripe is one year, coloured by its lowest survey: blue above the lower red line, red below it.
In 2026 the lake ranged from -213.72 m to -212.51 m. Its lowest survey was below the lower red line.
Upper red lineUpper red line – Lower red lineBelow the lower red line.
This date in every year
On this date the lake was lower in 9 of 60 years since 1966. The survey nearest to this date in each year since 1966. The line is today’s level.
Recent surveys
| 11 November 2026 | -213.725 m |
| 10 November 2026 | -213.720 m |
| 9 November 2026 | -213.715 m |
| 8 November 2026 | -213.705 m |
| 5 November 2026 | -213.715 m |
| 4 November 2026 | -213.715 m |
| 3 November 2026 | -213.710 m |
| 2 November 2026 | -213.710 m |
| 1 November 2026 | -213.705 m |
| 31 October 2026 | -213.705 m |
| 30 October 2026 | -213.705 m |
| 29 October 2026 | -213.700 m |
| 28 October 2026 | -213.705 m |
| 27 October 2026 | -213.715 m |
| 26 October 2026 | -213.715 m |
Showing 1–15 / 90 stored surveys from the latest official file.
The record since 1966
- Record low: -214.87 m on 25 November 2001.
- Record high: -208.20 m on 27 January 1969.
- Last time at or above the upper red line (full): 20 May 1993.
- Below the lower red line at its lowest point in 16 of 59 years.
Download all 11,391 surveys (CSV) · Source: Israel Water Authority survey file on data.gov.il, 11,391 surveys since 1 September 1966.
Shores around the lake
Official Kinneret beaches on the Ministry of the Interior list. Tap one to open it.
- Between a violin and a small boatSwimming Prohibited
- Between Golan and Kursi - Northern SectionSwimming Prohibited
- Between Golan and Kursi - Southern SectionSwimming Prohibited
- Between Lebanon and GanonSwimming Prohibited
- DugitDeclared for Bathing
- Kinara BeachDeclared for Bathing
- KursiSwimming Prohibited
- Lebanon BeachDeclared for Bathing
- ModelDeclared for Bathing
- Pebble BeachDeclared for Bathing
- South to the divisionsSwimming Prohibited
- Southern for exampleSwimming Prohibited
Photographs
Questions
What do the red lines mean?
The upper red line, 208.80 m below sea level, is full capacity. The lower red line is 213.00 m below sea level.
Does this number update through the day?
The newest survey in the official file, 11 November 2026. This is a daily survey, not a live gauge.
How do I read another stored day?
Choose a month, or move along the chart. The number is the stored survey for that day.
Dead Sea water level
-441.53 m · Measured on November 1, 2026 · Change over 1 year: −0.80 m