Lac De Montmeillan

France Lake 1 - Excellent

Montmeillan Lake is a bathing zone located in the Drôme department within the Montélimar urban agglomeration. The lake serves as a leisure facility and bathing area. The bathing zone is classified as Type 1, indicating that the risk of bathing water pollution is not established. Water quality is evaluated based on bacterial concentrations to determine sanitary conditions.

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Water

Lake. The bathing zone is delimited within Montmeillan Lake, which functions as a recreational water body.

Location

Montélimar, Drôme department (26), France. The bathing zone is part of the Montélimar leisure base facility.

Facilities

Lifeguard surveillance is present. Equipments are available at the leisure base.

Season

Monitoring conducted during the bathing season according to regulatory schedules established by the health authorities (ARS).

Water Quality

The bathing zone is classified as Type 1, meaning the risk of water pollution is not established. Water quality is monitored according to Directive 2006/7/CE, which measures bacterial concentrations (enterococci and Escherichia coli) to assess sanitary quality. From 2013, evaluation followed the new directive prescriptions based on concentrations from the last four seasons.

Risks

Potential risks identified include presence of wild animals, non-collective sanitation, human-to-human pollution, cyanobacteria proliferation episodes, and macro-algae proliferation.