Flow In modern times, up to 95% of the water is diverted for human purposes, and the flow is less than 10% of the past average. Because of this and the high evaporation rate of the Dead Sea, as well as industrial extraction of salts through evaporation ponds, the Dead Sea is rapidly shrinking. The flow rate of the Jordan River once was 1.3 billion cubic metres per year; as of 2010, just 20 to 30 million cubic metres per year flow into the Dead Sea.
Flow In modern times up to 95% of the water is diverted for human purposes and the flow is less than 10% of the past average Because of this and the high evaporation rate of the Dead Sea as well as industrial extraction of salts through evaporation ponds the Dead Sea is rapidly shrinking The flow rate of the Jordan River once was 13 billion cubic metres per year; as of 2010 just 20 to 30 million cubic metres per year flow into the Dead Sea