 From being near the ecologically dangerous lower black line of -208.9 m, the level has risen by 16 April 2020 to just 16 cm below the upper red line - due to stong rains and a radical decrease in pumping.During the entire 2018-19 rainy season the water level rose by a historical record of 3.47 meters, while the 2019-20 winter brought a 2.82 meter rise until 16 April, the rainy season not being over yet.The Water Authority has dug a new canal in order to let  5 billion liters of water flow from the lake directly into the Jordan River, bypassing the existing dams system for technical and financial reasons.