Playa A Magdalena Pm1

Spain Coastal 1 - Excellent

Playa A Magdalena is a maritime bathing zone located in Cabanas, Galicia, Spain. The beach is 946 metres long and 50 metres wide, composed of sand with calm water conditions. It experiences high visitor numbers and is classified as urban.

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Water

Maritime bathing zone in the Ares-Betanzos estuary, Galicia Costa hydrographic demarcation. The water mass is Ares with calm bathing conditions.

Location

Cabanas municipality in A Coruña province, Galicia, Spain. The reference locality is Pontedeume. UTM coordinates: 567078 X, 4807944 Y (European Datum 1950, UTM 29N).

Water Quality

The water mass has been classified as having poor status. Microbiological monitoring shows E. coli and enterococcus concentrations with data from 2008-2010 indicating variations across the bathing season.

Risks

Risk of short-duration contamination from occasional discharges associated with precipitation events, classified with yellow alert due to precipitation intensity. The adjacent shellfish production zone (GAL 04/03 Esteiro Rio Eume) is classified as Class C with historical contamination precedents.