GNF - Data Dead Sea
 

Detailed Data Dead Sea

 

Partner Living Lakes

EcoPeace Middle East (formerly FoEME – Friends of the Earth Middle East (Israel, Jordan, Palestine))

Partner Lake since

2000

Origin

tectonic

Age

12,000 years

State of protection
Nature reserve

Size

today: 605 km²

until 1930: 1,050 km²

Length, width

50 km, 15 km

Water volume

114 km³

Maximum depth

304 m

Sea level

minus 427 m (2013)

1970: minus 389 tol 392 m

Catchment area

42,000 km²

In-flows

29

Largest in-flow

Jordan River

Out-flows

none

Salt content

343 g/l 

Density of the surface layer

1.24 kg/l

Precipitation per year

25 - 50 mm

Frozen over

never

Location

Israel, Jordan, Palestine

Vegetation surrounding area

desert, tropical oasis, agricultural fields

Water animals and plants

only algae and bacteria

Plants

east shore: 400 species and sub-species

west shore: 450 species

Endemic creatures in the lake area

fish: 6 species

amphibians: 25 species

mammals: 24 species

Migratory birds

90 species

Inhabitants (around shoreline)

30,000

Biggest problems

water withdrawal from feed rivers, industrial production of salt, lack of cooperation in the regional development

Greatest success

international collaboration with private nature protection organisations