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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Sea of Galilee
		Joshua 11:2), or as "the water of Genesar" (1 Maccabees 11:67), or, lastly, as "the Lake of Tarichea" (Pliny, "Hist.
		The lake is fed by several torrents and by copious hot springs on the north and west, but principally by the Jordan, which enters at the north-east corner and rushes out at the south-western extremity.
		To-day the shores are barren and desolate, with gloomy patches of volcanic soil to the north and west.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14716b.htm (566 words)

	Page 31. Surface Water: Lake Tiberias
		Lake levels typically rise from December to May and decline from June to November over a range of about 1.3 m, as shown in the monthly water level graph.
		Historically, chlorides in Lake Tiberias have been high due primarily to saline springs that discharge to the lake.
		The chloride concentration in the lake also is dependent on the volume of freshwater inflow, as seen from 1988-91, when water level and inflow declined and salinity increased; and in 1992 when very high inflows led to declines in salinity.
	exact-me.org /overview/p31.htm (249 words)

	Petra Caravan Tours - Lake Tiberias
		Lake Tiberias, also known als Sea of Galilee or Lake Genneserat, lies in the very north of Jordan and flows into the River Jordan.
		The lake is situated deep in the Jordan Great Rift Valley, the valley caused by the separation of the African and Arabian Plates.
		Israel's National Water Carrier, built in 1964, transports water from the lake to the population centers of Israel, and is the source of most of the country's drinking water.
	www.petra-caravan.com /LakeTiberias.html (1138 words)

	ENN: Environmental News Network [[Affiliate News 524]] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Hamoun Lakes and nearby wetlands in Iran and Afghanistan's Sistan Basin are similarly losing their ability to mitigate floods as they are drying from the damming of the Helmand River and years of drought.
		A survey of remote mountain lakes throughout Europe found that even lakes far from human development were acidified by sulfur and nitrogen deposition and that virtually all were contaminated by heavy metals (such as mercury, lead, and cadmium) and fly ash particles.
		Lakes are not only reservoirs of fresh water and a source of food, but also important habitats for aquatic organisms and waterfowl.
	www.enn.com /aff.html?id=524 (1242 words)

	Sea of Galilee, Israel - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		The lake is pear-shaped, with a length from north to south of 23 km (14 mi), a maximum width which occurs in the north of 13 km (8 mi), and a maximum depth of 48 m (157 ft); it covers about 166 sq km (about 64 sq mi).
		The lake is completely encircled by a beach, bordered by escarpments on the east and southwest and by plains on the north and northwest.
		In the Bible the lake is referred to as the Sea of Chinnereth or Chinneroth, Gennesar, Lake of Gennesaret, Sea of Galilee, and Sea of Tiberias, a name that has survived in the modern Arabic Bahrat Tabariye.
	www.galenfrysinger.com /sea_of_galilee.htm (328 words)

	Water resources of the Jordan Valley region - UNRWA, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, CHAS. T. MAIN, INC. report, plan (31 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Yarmuk Diversion Dam and Diversion Cana to Lake Tiberias.
		The location of the two rivers in respect to Lake Tiberias and to land in the lower Jordan Valley is of major importance in determining the extent of utilization of the large river flows at this point.
		Lake Huleh and the marsh area above would be drained and cleared for agriculture, with the water recovered from the present excessive transpiration and evaporation flowing into Lake Tiberias for storage.
	domino.un.org /UNISPAL.NSF/3822b5e39951876a85256b6e0058a478/064d5ab9db510b6d85256f38005c1dad!OpenDocument (14731 words)

	GALILEE, SEA OF. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The lake, occupying a downwarped basin, is fed and drained by the Jordan River.
		Israel’s National Water Carrier Project uses the Sea of Galilee as a reservoir for water pumped south, via the National Water Conduit, to the Negev desert for irrigation and to the coastal plain to recharge the overdrawn watertable.
		In the time of Christ there was a flourishing fishing industry in the lake; some fishing is still carried on.
	www.bartleby.com /aol/65/ga/GalileeS.html (185 words)

	Jordan (river) - MSN Encarta
		The Jordan river flows south through the freshwater Lake Tiberias (the Sea of Galilee), and from there forms the boundary with the Kingdom of Jordan for much of its route, eventually emptying into the Dead Sea.
		Pipelines divert water from the Lake into the National Water Carrier, which brings water to Israeli cities and provides for agricultural use in the interior as well as in the Negev Desert.
		Already the diversions from Lake Tiberias by Israel and from the Yarmūk by Jordan have diminished the river's volume.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761577321/Jordan_(river).html (686 words)

	April 7, 2005: Disappearing Lakes, Shrinking Seas - DATA
		Lake Chad has shrunk by 95 percent from 25,000 square kilometers in the mid-1960s to 1,350 square kilometers in 2001, corresponding with increased irrigation (local agricultural water use quadrupled between 1983 and 1994) and decades of depressed rainfall.
		The salty lake could disappear entirely by 2050, along with the 90 species of birds, 25 species of reptiles and amphibians, 24 species of mammals, and 400 plant species that live on its shores.
		Overuse of water from the lakes and streams that feed Dojran Lake has caused the lake to shrink to a third of its former size and the water temperature to rise.
	www.earth-policy.org /Updates/2005/Update47_data.htm (1616 words)

	Lake Tiberias
		The Sea of Galilee is fed primarily by the Jordan River.
		In the rivers associated with the lake and at the bottom of the lake itself are many mineral deposits.
		The lake was the main dispute in the recent peace talks between Israel and Syria, Israel's refusal to return a few kilometres on the northeastern shore brought the talks to a dead end in April 2000.
	www.damascus-online.com /se/geo/lake_tiberias.htm (203 words)

	Lake Tiberias Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		Reviews and photos of Lake Tiberias attractions posted by real travelers and locals.
		Once we got the camp set up, this is what it looked like, 4 families, 8 adults, 10 kids (all of them girls from ages 6-16.....) The quiet of the morning was fantastic...
		This is what we went camping at Lake Kinneret (Tiberius) for.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Middle_East/Israel/Haifa_District/Lake_Tiberias-1708674/Things_To_Do-Lake_Tiberias-BR-2.html (509 words)

	HolyLandNetwork, Tiberias - History
		The surroundings of Tiberias were well populated throughout the centuries, and it was the center of a large fishing industry, it's lake waters remarkably rich in fish.
		Tiberias is a holy city in Judaism, one of the most important centers of Jewish studies and culture.
		During the Crusader period, Tiberias became the capitol of the Galilee after a period of 150 years of ruthless fighting with the Moslems; the Crusaders were conquered in 1187 AD.
	holylandnetwork.com /tiberias/tiberias.htm (503 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Tiberias
		Located near Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee), it is one of the four holy cities of Judaism.
		It was fortified in the 1st century by Flavius Josephus and in the Middle Ages by the Crusaders (Crusades).
		Located on the northwestern shore of the Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee), it was the home of Jesus for much of his ministry.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Tiberias&StartAt=1 (675 words)

	The Globalist \| Global Environment -- Lakes — An Endangered Species?
		In Israel, the receding shores of Lake Tiberias — also known as the Sea of Galilee — sometimes allow mere mortals to walk where water once was.
		Mexico's largest lake, Chapala, is the primary source of water for Guadalajara's growing population of five million.
		A survey of remote mountain lakes throughout Europe found that even lakes far from human development were acidified by sulfur and nitrogen deposition.
	www.theglobalist.com /dbweb/printStoryId.aspx?StoryId=4496 (1466 words)

	Galilee And The Lake - Tiberias
		Galilee And The Lake - Plain Of Esdraelon
		She is like an ancient beggar sitting on a rocky cape beside the lake and bathing her feet in the invisible water.
		But we can see the full length of the lake, from the de-pression of the Jordan Valley at the southern end, to the shores of Bethsaida and Capernaum at the foot of the northern hills, beyond which the dazzling whiteness of Hermon is visible.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles25/holy-land-30.shtml (1501 words)

	Canadian Bible Society - Free Scriptures & Resources - Bible Bits
		Fishermen still harvest the depths of the Sea of Galilee, known today as Lake Tiberias or Lake Kinneret.
		Not a "sea" but in reality, a small lake, it offers up sardines and tilapia to those who make their livelihood in that way.
		That though ceremonies at Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem were conducted with reverence, the din raised by hundreds of men at work and hosts of animals in captivity and distress must have been deafening.
	www.biblesociety.ca /free_scriptures/history_bits (1678 words)

	Gonzaga Journal of International Law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In the Jordan Valley, between Lake Tiberias and the Dead Sea, the Jordan River has carved a deep gorge called the Zor, which is flanked by the terraces of the Ghor on either side.
		Lake Tiberias has a volume of 4,000 mcm, which is 6.5 times the Jordan’s average annual inflow and 8 times its average outflow.
		The salinity of water in Lake Tiberias ranges from 240 ppm in the upper portion of the lake (marginal for irrigation water), to 350 ppm (too high for sensitive citrus fruits) where it discharges into the Jordan River.
	www.gonzagajil.org /content/view/75/26 (6647 words)

	PAPERS PRESENTED at the EXPERT CONSULTATION ON THE REGULATION OF FISHING EFFORT (FISHING MORTALITY)
		The first recorded fisheries management on Lake Kinnereth - Lake Tiberias - was then the tribes of Israel came into the land of Canaan in 1300 B.C., and the main fishing rights were rendered to the inhabitants of the north-western shores of the lake: the tribe of Naftali.
		Lake Kinnereth is the main water reservoir of the country; thus, water authorities seek to maintain good water quality in the lake.
		We must of course bear in mind that the carrying capacity of a lake is finite and therefore the state of the stock, yields and catch rates, as well as the steps taken by management have to be constantly and closely monitored.
	www.fao.org /docrep/005/AC750E/AC750E15.htm (3760 words)

	Sea of Galilee at AllExperts
		The lake is situated deep in the Jordan Great Rift Valley, the valley caused by the separation of the African and Arabian Plates.
		In 1187, Saladin defeated the armies of the Crusades at the Battle of Hattin, largely because he was able to cut the Crusaders off from the valuable fresh water of the Sea of Galilee.
		Israel's National Water Carrier, built in 1964, transports water from the lake to the population centers of Israel, and is the source of most of the country's drinking water.
	en.allexperts.com /e/s/se/sea_of_galilee.htm (1193 words)

	Palestine
		Lake Huleh, with an area of 14 square kms, is 70 m(230 ft) above sea level.
		Lake Tiberias, with an area of 165 square kms, is 209 m (686 ft) below the sea level; the Dead Sea, with total area of 1,050 square kms.
		North of Lake Huleh, 14kms; through Lake Huleh, 5 kms; from Lake Huleh to Lake Tiberias 21 kms, and from Tiberias to the Dead Sea, 194 kms.
	www.angelfire.com /la2/lux/pgraphy.html (845 words)

	passia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The cease-fire agreement reached by Syria and Israel in 1949 specified that a strip of land 100 meters east of the Jordan River between Lake Tiberias and Huleh Lake be transformed into a demilitarized zone controlled by Syria.
		The same was to apply to a ten-meter wide strip of land along the east shore of Lake Tiberias, which had belonged previously to the Palestine Mandate according to the Anglo-French Agreement of 1923.
		Yet, Israel took up similar deviation works again in 1953 further south along the lake, at a location that was less favorable from a technical point of view because it lied at a lower altitude and meant that water had to be pumped up from the lake.
	www.passia.org /publications/research_studies/hydro/ener.html (2300 words)

	Tiberias - Wikitravel
		Tiberias (Hebrew Teveriyah טבריה) is a large town located on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee / Lake Kinneret in the north of Israel.
		Take a swim in the lake, but don't urinate in it, because the water from here is being pumped and whisked in underground pipes to the desert for drinking by humans...
		Holiday Inn Tiberias is situated away from the clamor of the city, surrounded by emerald lawns and naturally enchanting areas.
	wikitravel.org /en/Tiberias (457 words)

	Travel in Tiberias - Israel - Culture - WorldTravelGate.net®-
		Tiberias and the surrounding shores of the Sea of Galilee is a year-round vacation spot.
		Tiberias is famous for its hot springs and health resorts.
		The New Testament contains several references to the lake, which is also known as the Sea of Tiberias, the Sea of Galilee, Lake Tiberias, and the Sea of Gennesaret.
	www.mideasttravelling.net /israel/tiberias/tiberias_culture.htm (296 words)

	Dead Sea Canal
		The level of the lake was highest in recent history during the 1930s, before Israel and Jordan embarked on national water projects.
		Normally in a freshwater lake, changes in salinity caused by a quicker rate of freshwater inflow than evaporation, are tempered by temperature changes which decrease the density of the upper levels.
		Lake Tiberias, which supplies almost one-third of Israel's water requirements, is at its lowest level in 60 years.
	www.american.edu /ted/deadsea.htm (5945 words)

	Managing water for peace in the Middle East
		The water is pumped from the En-Sheva intake in the northwest of Lake Tiberias at an elevation of 210 m below sea level to a height from which it flows by gravity to a reservoir at Rasalom.
		The Mediterranean-Dead Sea canal and pumped-storage schemes in Lake Tiberias and the Dead Sea, described in chapter 5, are the key techno-political alternatives.
		The salinity of the lake varies from a low of 260 mg to a high of 400 mg of chlorine per litre; this variation depends primarily on the flow of the upper Jordan, in which salinity does not exceed 15-20 mg of chlorine per litre (Naff and Matson 1984).
	www.unu.edu /unupress/unupbooks/80858e/80858E06.htm (3447 words)

	Earth from Space - Image Information
		Lake Tiberias is 14 miles (23 km) long and has a maximum width of 8 miles (13 km).
		The lake has a maximum depth of 150 feet (46 meters) and covers an area of 64 square miles (165 square km).
		At one time in the geologic past, Lake Tiberias was part of a great inland sea that extended from the Hula marshes in Northern Israel to a point 40 miles (64 km) south of the Dead Sea.
	eol.jsc.nasa.gov /sseop/EFS/photoinfo.pl?PHOTO=STS079-810-49 (309 words)

	Dar Al Hayat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Lower River Jordan became heavily salty after large quantities of water were redirected from the Lake of Tiberias through the Palestinian shore towards the Negeb desert, in order to irrigate the farms of Israeli settlers.
		The Valley of Jordan is generally referred to as 'Al-Aghwar', extending for 105 km from the Lake of Tiberias to the Dead Sea.
		The river's width ranges from 5 km near the Lake of Tiberias, to 3 km in the middle, to 15 km where the river approaches the Dead Sea.
	english.daralhayat.com /opinion/contributors/04-2006/Article-20060418-ad5c4627-c0a8-10ed-01d1-b9b7005e1292/story.html (1812 words)

	Palestine Center - Geography
		The area that lies between Lake Tiberias in the north and the Dead Sea in the south is known as the Jordan Valley, with an area of 681 square km.
		The pear-shaped lake is 21 km long and 12 km wide at its widest point, covering an area of 162 square km.
		The distance from Lake Tiberias to the Dead Sea, measured as the crow flies, is only 104 km, but because of its ever-winding course the river measures 194 km.
	www.palestinecenter.org /palestine/geography.html (1082 words)

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