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Lakes in Lithuania

Find lakes in Lithuania: 80 designated lake bathing waters classified under the EU Bathing Water Directive. 73 are rated Excellent for 2025.

The same country also has official phosphorus, chlorophyll-a, and Secchi for 271 named lakes, sampled 2017–2022. Those are nutrient and clarity readings, a different measurement from the Directive's bacteria class.

Updated 2025

Excellent: 73Good: 4Sufficient: 3

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Best-rated lakes to swim in Lithuania

Officially classified Excellent for the 2025 bathing season, ranked by how often that class has held. Full best-lakes list →

  1. AkmenosExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  2. AlausoExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  3. AnciosExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  4. ArimaiciuExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  5. Azuolu SalosExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  6. BalsioExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  7. BaltajoExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  8. BelioExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  9. BerzynelioExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  10. BridvaisioExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  11. BubiuExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  12. DauguExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  13. DereznyciosExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  14. DusiosExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons
  15. GalvesExcellent · Excellent 11/11 seasons

Every rated bathing water in Lithuania

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Named lakes

LakePlaceTotal phosphorusChlorophyll-aSecchiYear
Aisetas LakeUtenos18 µg/L2.3 µg/L3.5 m2021
Akmena LakeVilniaus19 µg/L3.8 µg/L5.8 m2021
Akmenių EžerasAlytaus49 µg/L12 µg/L1.7 m2020
Alaušai LakeUtenos21 µg/L7.2 µg/L3.3 m2018
Alaušas LakeUtenos13 µg/L2.4 µg/L7.0 m2021
Alksnas LakeUtenos13 µg/L5.6 µg/L3.5 m2022
Almajas LakeUtenos13 µg/L5.3 µg/L3.1 m2020
Alnis LakeUtenos10 µg/L2.5 µg/L6.4 m2022
Alovės EžerasAlytaus54 µg/L18 µg/L1.1 m2022
Alsėdžių EžerasŠiaulių38 µg/L12 µg/L1.8 m2020
Ančia LakeAlytaus34 µg/L6.2 µg/L3.9 m2020
Angirių TvenkinysKauno47 µg/L6.8 µg/L1.7 m2018
Antakmenių EžerasVilniaus36 µg/L15 µg/L1.9 m2019
Arinas LakeUtenos17 µg/L3.2 µg/L4.0 m2019
Asalnai LakeUtenos11 µg/L2.8 µg/L4.9 m2019
Asalnykštis LakeUtenos12 µg/L4.3 µg/L4.5 m2019
Asavas LakeUtenos13 µg/L3.8 µg/L3.7 m2021
Asveja LakeUtenos—2.4 µg/L3.2 m2019
Atesys LakeAlytaus44 µg/L3.9 µg/L3.5 m2022
Aukštadvario He TvenkinysVilniaus21 µg/L4.7 µg/L4.0 m2018
Avilys LakeUtenos12 µg/L5.9 µg/L4.0 m2022
Ažvintis LakeUtenos14 µg/L6.6 µg/L3.9 m2021
Babrų EžerasAlytaus35 µg/L6.7 µg/L3.4 m2021
Bagdanonių He TvenkinysVilniaus20 µg/L8.9 µg/L3.0 m2022
Balandis LakeAlytaus48 µg/L3.9 µg/L5.2 m2021
Balskų TvenkinysKlaipėdos63 µg/L7.7 µg/L1.9 m2019
Balsys LakeVilniaus39 µg/L9.9 µg/L3.5 m2021
Baltas LakeVilniaus26 µg/L5.0 µg/L4.3 m2021
Baltausių TvenkinysŠiaulių62 µg/L27 µg/L1.0 m2019
Baltieji Lakajai LakeUtenos33 µg/L7.4 µg/L4.7 m2019
Baltis LakeUtenos—4.2 µg/L6.7 m2018
Baltosios Ančios He TvenkinysAlytaus50 µg/L14 µg/L2.1 m2020
Baluošai LakeVilniaus19 µg/L3.9 µg/L4.4 m2021
Baluošas LakeUtenos12 µg/L2.1 µg/L4.5 m2019
Bartkuškio TvenkinysVilniaus32 µg/L10 µg/L1.4 m2019
Bebrusai LakeUtenos20 µg/L6.2 µg/L2.7 m2020
Beičių TvenkinysPanevėžio110 µg/L4.6 µg/L1.5 m2018
Biržulis LakeŠiaulių44 µg/L3.3 µg/L—2017
Bublių TvenkinysKauno40 µg/L15 µg/L1.3 m2018
Čičirys LakeUtenos10 µg/L3.1 µg/L5.7 m2021
Didysai Siaurys LakeVilniaus14 µg/L4.3 µg/L2.0 m2018
Didžiulis LakeVilniaus87 µg/L34 µg/L0.8 m2022
Didžiulis LakeAlytaus47 µg/L4.4 µg/L3.6 m2021
Drabužis LakeVilniaus54 µg/L6.6 µg/L3.7 m2021
Draudenių EžerasKlaipėdos21 µg/L4.7 µg/L1.8 m2020
Dringis LakeUtenos12 µg/L3.7 µg/L4.6 m2019
Drūkšiai LakeUtenos17 µg/L3.5 µg/L4.5 m2021
Dūburaitis LakeUtenos16 µg/L8.9 µg/L2.6 m2020
Dūburys LakeUtenos11 µg/L3.5 µg/L4.6 m2019
Dūkštas LakeUtenos12 µg/L3.2 µg/L4.8 m2020
Dūriai LakeUtenos18 µg/L8.9 µg/L2.1 m2021
Dusia LakeAlytaus26 µg/L4.1 µg/L5.6 m2022
Dusynas LakeUtenos38 µg/L12 µg/L1.4 m2021
Dvariukų TvenkinysŠiaulių190 µg/L7.1 µg/L2.4 m2019
Dviragis LakePanevėžio39 µg/L23 µg/L1.2 m2022
Dysnai LakeUtenos29 µg/L13 µg/L0.9 m2019
Eišiškių He TvenkinysVilniaus32 µg/L31 µg/L1.2 m2021
Elektrėnų MariosVilniaus32 µg/L4.0 µg/L3.1 m2021
Erzvėtas LakeUtenos19 µg/L6.8 µg/L2.0 m2021
Galadusys LakeAlytaus62 µg/L3.7 µg/L5.1 m2018
Galuonai LakeUtenos35 µg/L6.9 µg/L2.8 m2020
Galuonis LakeUtenos18 µg/L7.5 µg/L2.4 m2021
Gauštvinis LakeŠiaulių74 µg/L38 µg/L1.1 m2020
Gaveikių EžerasVilniaus16 µg/L19 µg/L1.4 m2018
Gavys LakeUtenos16 µg/L8.3 µg/L4.6 m2018
Gėlių EžerasUtenos31 µg/L35 µg/L0.8 m2020
Gelvanės EžerasVilniaus40 µg/L22 µg/L1.0 m2020
Germantas LakeŠiaulių18 µg/L3.7 µg/L2.8 m2021
Giedavardys LakeAlytaus39 µg/L6.8 µg/L3.4 m2021
Gilūšis LakeVilniaus20 µg/L5.3 µg/L1.9 m2020
Ginkūnų TvenkinysŠiaulių27 µg/L7.2 µg/L1.6 m2019
Glėbas LakeAlytaus49 µg/L3.6 µg/L4.3 m2019
Glūkas LakeAlytaus52 µg/L6.8 µg/L5.1 m2021
Gondingos He TvenkinysŠiaulių26 µg/L5.4 µg/L2.8 m2021
Grabuostas LakeUtenos20 µg/L23 µg/L1.6 m2020
Grūda LakeAlytaus63 µg/L47 µg/L0.8 m2021
Grūtas LakeAlytaus65 µg/L7.7 µg/L2.0 m2020
Gudelių EžerasAlytaus39 µg/L8.2 µg/L1.8 m2020
Ilgajis LakeVilniaus24 µg/L18 µg/L0.7 m2019
Ilgas LakeVilniaus33 µg/L11 µg/L2.0 m2020

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Frequently asked questions

Which lakes in Lithuania are best to swim in?
73 of 80 designated bathing waters in Lithuania are rated Excellent for 2025 under the EU Bathing Water Directive. That class measures E. coli and intestinal enterococci only — it is not a safety clearance.
Is it safe to swim in Lithuania lakes?
The official class is a bacteriological rating, not a safety clearance. It does not cover algal blooms, nutrients, water clarity, currents, or depth. Conditions change after heavy rain. Check local signage and the operator's current notices before entering the water.
How is lake water quality measured in Lithuania?
271 named lakes in Lithuania have official phosphorus, chlorophyll-a, and Secchi from the Environmental Protection Agency of Lithuania (Aplinkos apsaugos agentūra), 2017–2022. These are the authority's own measurements, shown as reported.
Whose ratings do the Lithuania lake pages show?
The publishing authority's own. Pages for lakes in Lithuania show the values and classes that authority reports, with the season or year each was taken.

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Source: European Environment Agency (EEA), Bathing Water Directive. CC-BY 4.0.

Official surface phosphorus, chlorophyll-a, and/or Secchi. Published as the authority reports it on this scale.

Monitoring: the Environmental Protection Agency of Lithuania (Aplinkos apsaugos agentūra).