Groundwater in Israel
In Israel seven major groundwater basins are distinguished:
· The Coastal Aquifer
· The Yarqon-Taninim basin
· The Western Galilee basin
· The Mount Carmel basin
· The Kinneret basin
· The Eastern Mountain basin
· The Negev and Arava basin
Groundwater balance for the seven major basins
of Israel (2000/2001)
|
BASIN
|
PUMP.
|
SALINE PUMP.
|
A. RECH.
|
FLOW
|
SALINE FLOW
|
YIELD
|
REP.
|
AV. REP.
|
|
Coast
|
476
|
14
|
122
|
0
|
0
|
476
|
248
|
283
|
|
Yarqon-Taninim
|
374
|
5
|
0
|
20
|
19
|
394
|
264
|
350
|
|
Western Gallilee
|
96
|
10
|
0
|
12
|
1
|
108
|
108
|
153
|
|
Carmel
|
35
|
8
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
38
|
38
|
47
|
|
Kineret
|
62
|
0
|
0
|
276
|
16
|
338
|
394
|
580
|
|
Eastern Mountain
|
149
|
14
|
0
|
190
|
125
|
339
|
283
|
367
|
|
Negev
|
85
|
53
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
85
|
55
|
55
|
|
Total
|
1277
|
104
|
122
|
501
|
164
|
1778
|
1390
|
1835
|
|
PUMP. :
|
Total water extraction
|
|
SALINE PUMP. :
|
Saline water extraction (included in Pump.)
|
|
A. RECH. :
|
Artificial recharge
|
|
FLOW :
|
Total spring flow
|
|
SALINE FLOW :
|
Saline spring flow (included in Flow)
|
|
YIELD :
|
Pump. + Flow
|
|
REP. :
|
Replenishment
|
|
AV. REP. :
|
Long term average replenishment
|
Source: SEMID/EMWIS
|
