Translation of the text on the sign:
Symbol of the Ministry of Tourism
Emblem of the Jezreel Valley Regional Council
Symbol of the Jewish National Fund
Symbol of the Government Tourism Company
Emblem of the Kishon Drainage and Streams Authority
Symbol of the Ministry of Environmental Protection
Mekorot company logo
Kfar Baruch side reservoir The Kfar Baruch reservoir is the incarnation of a water plant that began in 1953. In the same year, the Mekorot company built a 1,300-meter-long dam along the Kishon River. Behind it was formed a lake that stretched over 3,800 acres. This type of reservoir is called the "Ravine Reservoir".
The main goals in creating the lake were to supply water to the settlements of the Jezreel Valley and to stop the winter floods in the river, which caused damage to the settlements of Haifa Bay.
In 1955, the pumping station was built in a round tower-like structure, which became the symbol of the lake, and the Mekorot company began supplying water to the fields of the Jezreel Valley. Due to the growing need for water, "Mekorot" flowed to a reservoir of excess water from the Kabri springs in the Western Galilee. In 1964, the reservoir received water additions from the "national carrier". In 1984, the reservoir became part of the Mekorot kishon plant and also received effluents from sewage treatment plants in Haifa and Afula.
Over time, mainly due to water flowing into the reservoir in the summer, salts accumulated in it at a level that endangered agricultural crops. Having no choice, it was decided in 2007 to dry up the lake and resume flow in the Kishon River. In its place, the current reservoir was built, which utilizes the winter floodwaters. The reservoir covers about a thousand dunams. The area left over from the old lake is designated for a birding and nature park.
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