2.5 billion cubic meters of water

Underneath Kibbutz Shamir in the Upper Galilee is a massive water source – over half as much as in the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee). Thanks to the JNF-USA and others, the Shamir Drilling Project is reaching down a huge 1.5km to draw water for drought-threatened crops and fish farms.

https://www.jnf.org/blog/environment/the-shamir-drilling-project-making-water-flow-from-an-ancient-aquifer

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