Ma'agar Bet Netofa, reservoir in Israel

Ma'agar Bet Netofa, also called Ma'agar Eshkol, is a pair of artificial reservoirs at the western end of the Beit Netofa Valley in the Lower Galilee, about 9 km northwest of Nazareth. The upper reservoir holds 1.5 million cubic metres and ends the open section of the National Water Carrier; water then flows into the lower reservoir of 4.5 million cubic metres. A 45-metre dam from the 1950s stands in the valley.

The reservoir is named after Levi Eshkol, Israel's third prime minister and a founder of Mekorot, the national water company. The original National Water Carrier plan by Hayes envisaged flooding the Beit Netofa Valley into a reservoir holding about a quarter of the Sea of Galilee's volume, and in the 1950s and early 1960s a 45-metre dam stood there. John S. Cotton's alternative plan was adopted, and the dam is now integrated into the reservoirs.

The facility is named after Levi Eshkol, Israel's third prime minister and a founder of Mekorot, the national water company that operates the site. A visitor centre there explains how water pumped from the Sea of Galilee becomes drinking water and covers Israel's water and wastewater systems, with a viewing point over the two reservoirs.

The reservoir is accessible by local roads with signs pointing to viewing spots and paths for walking or cycling. Visit during daylight hours, preferably in cooler months, and bring water and supplies since there are no facilities on site.

The reservoir is fed only by the National Water Carrier, not by rain. The original plan by Hayes envisioned flooding the Beit Netofa Valley into a reservoir holding about a quarter of the Sea of Galilee's volume; a 45-metre dam stood there in the 1950s and early 1960s before John S. Cotton's plan was adopted, and the dam is now integrated into the reservoirs.