- Who
- Jordan River
- What
- 436 metre(s)
- Where
- Jordan ()
- When
- 2022
The Jordan River begins in Israel at an altitude of 2,814 m (9,232 ft) and flows for some 251 km (155 miles) before reaching its mouth at the Dead Sea, Jordan. Where it meets the Dead Sea, the lowest exposed body of water in the world, its lowest elevation is 436 m (1,430 ft) below sea level.
Israel's Environmental Protection Ministry estimates the water level in the Dead Sea is decreasing by about 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) per year.
The Dead Sea is also the world's deepest hypersaline lake. It has an average depth of 120 m (390 ft) deep, but reaches 306 m (1,004 ft) at its most profound.
