Bevertalsperre Campingplatz Ii

Germany Lake 1 - Excellent

Bevertalsperre is a reservoir bathing area located at Campingplatz II. The water body covers 200 hectares with a maximum depth of 22.5 metres. Water temperature ranges from 12.0 to 23.6 degrees Celsius, with an average of 17.8 degrees. The water is classified as oligotrophic with good transparency. The bathing area has been monitored as an EU bathing water since 2011 and has received an excellent rating for four consecutive years (2019–2022).

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Water

Reservoir (Talsperre). Area: 200 hectares. Maximum depth: 22.5 metres. Water temperature range: 12.0–23.6 degrees Celsius (average 17.8 degrees Celsius). pH range: 7.7–8.6 (average 8.1). Conductivity: 136–142 µS/cm (average 139 µS/cm). Water transparency: 5.7 metres. Nutrient status: oligotrophic. Water exchange time: greater than 30 days. Beach or bank section length: 61 metres. Water level fluctuations: minimum 2.3 metres, maximum 3.3 metres, average 2.4 metres. Inflow: present. Substrate: rocky. Shore structure: modified.

Location

Bevertalsperre is located in Gummersbach. The bathing area is situated at Campingplatz II. Responsibility for the profile is held by Oberbergischer Kreis.

Water Quality

Classification: Excellent (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022). No relevant pollution sources have been identified. Domestic septic tanks have very low relevance. Stormwater from separate sewers, untreated stormwater discharges, and stormwater treatment facilities have very low to low relevance. Drainage water from agricultural land and agricultural runoff have low relevance. Fish pond discharges have low relevance. Precipitation runoff is negligible. No microbiological or chemical contamination in sediments is known. No cyanobacterial blooms were observed in the past four years.

Risks

Future danger of cyanobacterial mass development: low. Future danger of macroalgae and phytoplankton mass development: low. Fishing and angling are present with noted relevance to water quality.