Badeweiher Steg

Germany Lake 1 - Excellent

Badeweiher is an artificial lake bathing area covering 2.9 hectares with an average depth of 5 metres and maximum depth of 6 metres. The water body is fed by groundwater sources and has a water exchange rate of 30 days or less. The bathing area has a 200-metre beach or shoreline section. Water temperature ranges from 16.4 to 23.5 degrees Celsius, with transparency typically between 0.5 and 2.0 metres.

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Water

Artificial lake. Size: 2.9 hectares. Average depth: 5 metres. Maximum depth: 6 metres. Water level fluctuations: approximately 0.5 to 1.0 metres. Substrate composition: silt with calcareous and sandy geology. Water exchange time: 30 days or less. Fed by groundwater sources.

Location

Located in the Recklinghausen district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The sampling location is at UTM coordinates E: 368306 N: 5726898. The catchment area ranges from 10 to 100 square kilometres.

Water Quality

Bathing water quality classified as excellent for 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. pH range: 7.64 to 9.03 (mean 8.34). Conductivity: 350 to 451 µS/cm (mean 401). Water transparency: 0.5 to over 2.0 metres (mean 1.25 metres). Nutrient status: eutrophic (level 3). No relevant pollution sources identified.

Risks

Cercariae (parasitic infection causing swimmer's itch) reported, with the most recent notification from 2010 from the health authority of Recklinghausen district. High bird presence on the water body. Medium fish stocking. Risk of cyanobacteria mass development assessed as low, with no water blooms observed in the previous four years.