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How deep was the Dead Sea’s northern basin?

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White salt deposits cover rocks along the shore of the Dead Sea near Masada, Israel, with green water and dramatic cloudy sky in the background. — Dead Sea Salt deposits at the Dead Sea near Masada, Israel.

The northern basin of the Dead Sea reached a depth of 1,300 feet (400 metres).1

This basin, which encompasses approximately three-fourths of the lake's total surface area, remains the primary body of water today, as the southern basin has been largely subdivided into evaporation pools and has essentially ceased to be a natural body of water.1