Last Updated | 2024-10-31 |
Discharge Volume | 607 ACRE-FT |
Streamflow |
306.0 cfs
+15.0 cfs (+5.15%) |
Percent of Normal | 100.18% |
Maximum |
971.0 cfs
2020-10-23 |
Seasonal Avg | 305 cfs |
Streamgauge | Streamflow | Gauge Stage | 24hr Change (%) | % Normal | Minimum (cfs) | Maximum (cfs) | Air Temp | Elevation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jordan River @ 1700 South @ Salt Lake City
USGS 10171000 |
125 cfs | 1.86 ft | -1.57 | |||||
Jordan River Near East Jordan
USGS 04127800 |
174 cfs | 3.53 ft | -0.57 |
The Jordan River or River Jordan (Hebrew: נְהַר הַיַּרְדֵּן, Nahar ha-Yarden; Classical Syriac: ܢܗܪܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ, Arabic: نَهْر الْأُرْدُنّ, Nahr al-Urdunn; Ancient Greek: Ιορδάνης, Iordànes) is a 251-kilometre-long (156 mi) river in the Middle East that flows roughly north to south through the Sea of Galilee (Hebrew: כנרת Kinneret, Arabic: Bohayrat Tabaraya, meaning Lake of Tiberias) and on to the Dead Sea. Jordan and the Golan Heights border the river to the east, while the West Bank and Israel lie to its west. Both Jordan and the West Bank take their names from the river.
The river holds major significance in Judaism and Christianity since the Bible says that the Israelites crossed it into the Promised Land and that Jesus of Nazareth was baptized by John the Baptist in it.