Degania Dam

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The Degania Dam is a small barrage across the Jordan River just below the Sea of Galilee near Degania Alef and Yardenit in northern Israel. The purpose of the dam is to regulate water levels in the Sea of Galilee and flows into the lower Jordan River. It has two floodgates capable of releasing 800 m³/s. ()

Local name: סכר דגניהOpened: 1964 (60 years ago)Coordinates: 32°42'42"N, 35°34'24"E

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HaZafonIsrael

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Degania Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yardenit, Khirbet Kerak, Ohalo II, Al-Sinnabra.

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Baptismal site on the River Jordan
Yardenit
4 min walk • Yardenit, also known as the Yardenit Baptismal Site, is a baptism site located along the Jordan River in the Galilee region of northern Israel, which is frequented by Christian pilgrims.
0.4 miN
Archaeological site
Khirbet Kerak
12 min walk • Khirbet Kerak or Beth Yerah is a tell located on the southern shore of the Sea of Galilee in modern-day Israel. The tell spans an area of over 50 acres—one of the largest in the Levant—and contains remains dating from the Early Bronze Age and from the Persian period through to the Early Islamic period.
0.7 miN
Prehistoric site
Ohalo II
19 min walk • Ohalo II is an archaeological site in Israel, near Kinneret, on the southwest shore of the Sea of Galilee. It is one of the best preserved hunter-gatherer archaeological sites of the Last Glacial Maximum, radiocarbon dated to around 23,000 BP.
0.4 miN
Archaeological site
Al-Sinnabra
12 min walk • Al-Sinnabra or Sinn en-Nabra, is the Arabic place name for a historic site on the southern shore of the Sea of Galilee in modern-day Israel.
1.2 miE
Universities and schools
Kinneret College
30 min walk • The Kinneret Academic College on the Sea of Galilee, also known as Kinneret College and Academic Kinneret, is a college located on the southern shores of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel.
1.1 miSW
Prehistoric site
Tel Ali
28 min walk • Tel Ali is an archaeological site located one mile south of the Sea of Galilee, in the central Jordan Valley, Israel. It has been excavated twice.

Degania Dam

Facts and practical information

Degania Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Yardenit

Khirbet Kerak

Ohalo II

Al-Sinnabra

Kinneret College

Tel Ali