Shokek, Natural spring in Beth Shean Valley, Israel.

Shokek is a natural spring in the Beth Shean Valley in northern Israel, with water that stays at around 82°F (28°C) throughout the year. The spring feeds a series of shallow pools surrounded by trees and grass, flowing onward into small streams that cross the dry surrounding land.

Shokek lies on Mount Gilboa, where a Byzantine-era mill stood beside the spring's storage pool. Spring water ran through an aqueduct into three shafts that drove three pairs of millstones, and travertine deposits show the mill worked for a long time. Villagers from the Gilboa area later widened the mill's original drainage pool to water their herds, and in the 1950s the spring's water was piped to Beit She'an.

The Arabic name of the spring, Ein al-Jusak, means "spring of the palace", apparently after the Byzantine-era flour mill beside the storage pool. Water ran through an aqueduct into three shafts that drove three pairs of millstones, and travertine deposits show the mill worked for a long time. Villagers from the Gilboa enlarged the mill's original drainage pool to water their herds.

Shokek lies on Mount Gilboa, not in Gan HaShlosha park; the spring is reached from the Gilboa area above the Beth Shean Valley. Its flow is about 2,170 cubic metres per hour, feeding Nahal Shokek, which joins Nahal HaKibbutzim at Tel Shokha. The water stays at 28°C year-round, so summer visits are the busiest.

The water temperature at the spring barely changes between seasons, which means the water feels warmer than the air in winter and cooler than the air in summer. This makes swimming here a different experience depending on the time of year you visit.