Riva Del Cantone

Italy Lake 1 - Excellent

Riva del Cantone is a bathing area located on Lake Como in the Lombardy region of Italy. The beach is equipped with parking, tables and benches, and a bar. The area serves multiple uses beyond swimming, including a mooring pontoon, boat moorings, and fishing. The bathing water has been classified as excellent based on monitoring data from 2013–2016.

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Water

Lake Como (Lago di Como).

Location

Dorio, Lecco province, Lombardy. Facilities include parking, tables, benches, a bar, and a railway station nearby.

Facilities

Parking, tables, benches, bar, railway station, mooring pontoon, boat moorings.

Water Quality

Water quality classification: Excellent (2013–2016). Escherichia coli measurements: 95th percentile 89 CFU/100 ml, 90th percentile 54.5 CFU/100 ml. Intestinal enterococci measurements: 95th percentile 52.6 CFU/100 ml, 90th percentile 33.8 CFU/100 ml. No short-duration pollution events or anomalous situations were identified.

Risks

Elevated cyanobacterial density of 10^7 cells/litre was recorded in July and August during 2013, 2015, and 2016, though no algal blooms occurred. Cyanobacterial proliferation potential assessment is ongoing.