Escher Badesee Plattform

Germany Lake 1 - Excellent

Escher Badesee is an artificial lake designated as a bathing water since 2000. The bathing area, known as Escher Badesee/Plattform, has a beach section of approximately 180 metres. Water temperature ranges from 12.1 to 23.4 degrees Celsius with an average of 18.88 degrees. Water transparency averages 7.87 metres. The lake has received an excellent quality rating for four consecutive years (2020–2023).

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Water

Artificial lake covering 13 hectares with a catchment area of 10–100 square kilometres. Mean depth approximately 12 metres. Water level fluctuations average 3 metres over 16 water years. Water exchange time exceeds 30 days. Substrate composition is sandy and silty. The water body is stratified.

Location

Escher Badesee is located in Cologne, Germany. The bathing area is operated by Sundown Beachclub GmbH u. Co KG at Friesenstrasse 50, 50670 Cologne.

Water Quality

Water quality classification: Excellent (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023). pH ranges from 7.8 to 8.3 with an average of 8.06. No relevant pollution sources identified. No microbiological or chemical contamination in sediments.

Risks

Risk of cyanobacterial mass development: low. Risk of macroalgae and phytoplankton mass development: low. No cercariae (Cercarial dermatitis) detected.