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Best lakes to swim in Belgium

Best lakes in Belgium: 61 designated bathing waters are rated Excellent for 2025. This list is the 25 with the longest run of that class, of 77 rated sites. The class measures bacteria; it is not a safety clearance.

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Longest-running Excellent lakes in Belgium

  1. Beringen Paalse PlasExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  2. Berlare NieuwdonkExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  3. Brugge Sint PietersplasExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  4. Gent Blaarmeersen PeuterspeelkreekExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  5. Gent Blaarmeersen Strand-BadzoneExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  6. Gent Blaarmeersen ZwemsportzoneExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  7. Geraardsbergen de GaversExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  8. Hoogstraten de MostenExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  9. Houthalen-Helchteren de PlasExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  10. Jabbeke Klein StrandExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  11. Kasterlee de Hoge RielenExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  12. Kasterlee Korte HeideExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  13. Kinrooi de Steenberg (Maas)Excellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  14. La Vallée du RabaisExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  15. Lanaken Sonnevijvers (Grote Vijver)Excellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  16. Lanaken Sonnevijvers (Kleine Vijver)Excellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  17. Le Centre de WorrikenExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  18. Le Centre Sportif de Saint-LégerExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  19. Le Lac de BamboisExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  20. Le Lac de ChérapontExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  21. Le Lac de la Plate TailleExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  22. Le Lac de RobertvilleExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  23. Les Etangs de RechtExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  24. Lille Lilse Bergen (Groot)Excellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  25. Lille Lilse Bergen (Klein)Excellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons

Frequently asked questions

What are the best lakes to swim in Belgium?
61 of the designated bathing waters in Belgium are rated Excellent for 2025. This page lists the 25 with the longest run of that class. The rating measures bacteria, not nutrients or clarity.
Is it safe to swim in Belgium lakes?
An Excellent class is not a safety clearance. It does not cover algal blooms, depth, or currents. Conditions change after heavy rain. Check local notices the day you go.
How are the best lakes in Belgium chosen?
By the authority's own Excellent to Poor bathing-water class and how many seasons that class has held, shown as reported.

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