Playa El Vivero Pm1

28.6°C Water temp · Jul 22

Spain Coastal 1 - Excellent 28.6°C

Satellite image of PLAYA EL VIVERO PM1 — Satellite image © Esri

Playa El Vivero is a 800-meter-long beach in La Manga del Mar Menor, Cartagena, with a sandy golden bottom and moderate width of 10 meters. The beach is in a semi-urban area with high occupancy and serves as a local recreational bathing zone. Water quality was rated as excellent from 2000 to 2011.

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Water

Coastal maritime zone within the Segura Hydrographic Demarcation and Mar Menor water body. Beach length 800 meters, average width 10 meters. Golden sand bottom. Water renewal rate less than 7 days. Micro-tidal range (less than 2 meters).

Location

Cartagena, in La Manga del Mar Menor. Coordinates: UTM 701044.43 / 4168787.85 (zone 30N); latitude 37.642406°, longitude -0.722565°.

Water Quality

Water quality rated as excellent from 2000 to 2011. No significant pollution pressure identified. Toxic phytoplankton proliferation is a natural phenomenon that rarely affects public health; sampling in 2008 and 2009 showed practically no potentially toxic cells. No authorized discharges in the proximate area.

Risks

Toxic phytoplankton proliferation risk: null or very low. Short-duration episodes unlikely. Jellyfish appear seasonally, with peak abundance from spring onset to late summer.