National Water Carrier of Israel

The Hukok Canal, an open canal of the National Water Carrier
Water flows from the pressure pipe above the Sea of Galilee into the Hukok open canal
Water flows from the Hukok open canal into the inverted siphon in Nahal Amud
The inverted siphon in Nahal Amud
National Water Carrier of Israel

The National Water Carrier of Israel (Hebrew: המוביל הארצי, HaMovil HaArtzi) is the largest water project in Israel,[1] completed in 1964. Its main purpose is to transfer water from the Sea of Galilee in the north of the country to the highly populated center and the arid south and to enable efficient use of water and regulation of the water supply in the country. It is about 130 kilometers (81 mi) long.[2] Up to 72,000 cubic meters (19,000,000 U.S. gal; 16,000,000 imp gal) of water can flow through the carrier each hour, totalling 1.7 million cubic meters in a day.[3]

The carrier consists of a system of giant pipes, open canals, tunnels, reservoirs and large scale pumping stations. Building the carrier was a considerable technical challenge as it traverses a wide variety of terrain and elevations. Most of the water works in Israel are integrated with the National Water Carrier.

  1. ^ Kantor, Shmuel. "The National Water Carrier". the University of Haifa. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  2. ^ "National Water Carrier". JAFI. Archived from the original on 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  3. ^ Waldoks, Ehud Zion (2008-02-18). "Inside the National Water Carrier". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2008-04-05.[permanent dead link‍]