Neue Donau, Höhe Segelhafen

Austria Lake 1 - Excellent

The Neue Donau at Segelhafen is a recreational bathing water body in Vienna, Austria, created as a flood relief channel for the Danube River between 1972-1988. It is normally a standing water body divided into two impoundments by three weirs and serves as a bathing area during non-flood periods.

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Water

Artificial standing water body (Neue Donau) created as a flood relief channel for the Danube. Normally separated from the main Danube by weirs, divided into two impoundments. During flood events (approximately annual occurrence), it functions as flood diversion channel. Water management influenced by groundwater inflow and overflow discharge through weirs.

Location

Vienna (13th district), Austria. The bathing area is located along the Neue Donau near Segelhafen. The water body is freely accessible throughout its entire course as a public recreational area.

Facilities

Showers and toilets available. Dog and other pet restrictions apply. Additional recreational activities permitted. Waste disposal facilities present.

Season

Monitoring period and official swimming season dates not specified in extracted text. Bathing restricted during high water/flood conditions.

Water Quality

Microbiological bathing water quality monitored over 5-year period. Water body is part of the Danube River basin management system. Ecological and chemical status assessed under Water Framework Directive. Potential pollution sources from point and diffuse sources within the catchment area evaluated.

Risks

Bathing prohibited during flood events (approximately annual occurrence). Risk of short-term pollution identified. Potential for cyanobacteria and macroalgae mass proliferation assessed. Various point and diffuse pollution sources in the catchment area identified.