The
Sea of Galilee, also
Kinneret,
Lake of Gennesaret, or
Lake Tiberias (,
Judeo-Aramaic: יַמּא דטבריא, ), is the largest
freshwater lake in
Israel, and it is approximately in circumference, about long, and wide. The lake has a total area of at its fullest, and a maximum depth of approximately 43 m (141 feet). At levels between and below sea level, it is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth and the second-lowest lake overall (after the
Dead Sea, a
saltwater lake). The lake is fed partly by underground springs although its main source is the
Jordan River which flows through it from north to south.