Baia-Vicino Canale Idro

27.7°C Water temp · Jul 23

Italy Coastal 1 - Excellent 27.7°C

Satellite image of BAIA-VICINO CANALE IDRO — Satellite image © Esri

Baia-Vicino Canale Idro is a bathing water area located in Otranto, Puglia, characterized by a sandy and rocky beach. The water body is classified as coastal marine. The area covers 0.59 km and has been rated as Excellent based on water quality assessments from 2017–2020.

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Water

Coastal marine water body. Area: 0.59 km. Sandy and rocky beach.

Location

Otranto, Lecce Province, Puglia region, Italy. The bathing area is part of the Alimini-Otranto water body.

Water Quality

Water quality classification: Excellent (2017–2020). No short-duration pollution events were recorded in the last four years. The Canale Idro mouth represents the potential point source of pollution that could affect bathing water quality, but no direct wastewater discharges to sea are present.

Risks

The mouth of the Canale Idro is identified as a potential pollution source. The area is not characterized by algal or cyanobacterial blooms. No cases of potentially toxic algal strains or macroalgae proliferation have been detected.