Annual Discharge of Springs in the West Bank by Governorate and Year(1) 2012- 2015
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Unit : million m3 |
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2012 |
2013 |
(3)2014 |
2015 |
Governorate(2) |
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39.3 |
39.5 |
28.2 |
40.7 |
West Bank |
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- |
- |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Jenin |
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1.3 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
Tubas(4) |
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6.9 |
8.4 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
Nablus |
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0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Salfit |
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1.6 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
4.6 |
Ramallah & Al-Bireh And Jerusalem |
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28.2 |
27.1 |
18.9 |
28.6 |
Jericho & Al-Aghwar(5) |
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0.9 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
Bethlehem & Hebron |
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(1)Data exclude that part of Jerusalem, which was annexed forcefully by Israel following it's occupation of the West Bank in 1967. |
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(2) Number of springs and quantity of discharged water are for the springs monitored by the Palestinian Water Authority and restricted to the governorates mentioned. |
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(3) The significant decrease of water quantities discharged from springs in 2014 compared with 2013 is a result of low rainfall season. |
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(4) Fara’a spring used to discharge an annual quantity of about 6 million m3, has dried up since 2008. |
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(5) Data does not include water discharged from Fashkha springs |
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(-) Nill |
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Source: Palestinian Water Authority, 2016. Water Information System. Ramallah - Palestine. |
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