Hydro-‐political Baseline of the Upper Jordan River - Ibrahim Abd El Al

3.2 Hydrology
Measurement of the flows deriving from the hilly topography, variable rains, and complex
geology have generally been kept independently on both sides of the border, through the
gauging stations shown in Figure 3.3.
(Obstacle Bridge)
Dishon
Hatzor
Hasbani Springs
Fardiss Bridge
Ayun
Figure 3.3 River flow gauging stations in the Lake of Tiberias Basin, including the Upper Jordan River
basin. After Klein (1998: Fig 1); based on Rimmer et. al. (2005) and LRA (2011), and field observations.
3.2.1 Flows measured in Lebanon
As no record-­‐keeping was possible during the period of Israeli invasion and occupation,
Hasbani flow records in Lebanon are available from 1968 – 1974, and from 2002 onwards, 7
as shown in Table 3.1 and Figure 3.4. While the gauging station at the Hasbani Springs is new
7 The study has searched for but found no evidence of the Israeli army or authorities taking or maintaining
flow records within Lebanon during this period. This is despite the demonstrated interest in the flows, and
the occupation of the hydro-­‐electric plant-­‐room further upstream.
Orvim
Sa’ar
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