The Dead Sea may be the most unusual lake in the world. It is so salty that a swimmer can lie on the surface of the water. The surface and shoreline is the lowest depression on earth, 1,300 feet below sea level. The depth of the lake is 1,300 feet below that. This lake is end of the line for the water of the Jordan River, with no outlet. The Jordan River pours 6.5 million tons of water daily into the Dead Sea. Other names for the Dead Sea are: the Salt Sea, the Sea of Arabah, the Eastern Sea, Arabic Bahr Lut or the Sea of Lot, and the Sea of Sodom. The famous Dead Sea Scrolls, found in nearby Qunran, are named for this sea. Mountains of Moab in the distance. Acacia tree in the foreground.