Where is Albufeira Pracana?

Albufeira Pracana is a lake in Portugal. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

Is Albufeira Pracana safe to swim in?

Albufeira Pracana has official nutrient and clarity measurements, not a bacteria swim class and not a safety clearance. Algal blooms, currents, and depth are not covered. Always check local notices before swimming.

Albufeira Pracana

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APA publishes the water-quality measurements for Albufeira Pracana. Here is what has been measured.

Phosphorus

12.5 µg/L

Measured by APA

Limited data

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Albufeira Pracana in Portugal has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Phosphorus: 12.5 µg/L.

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How Albufeira Pracana is classified

Albufeira Pracana in Portugal is published with the authority's own measurements and class. The measurements here are published by the agency that samples the lake, as reported. Sampling here has recorded phosphorus, but not water clarity and algae (chlorophyll-a).

LakeQuality publishes no grade of its own beside it. Everything below thathas been measured is reported on this page.

Monitoring: the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA), via UNEP GEMS/Water.

Albufeira Pracana is a lake in Unknown County, Portugal.

Source: the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA), via UNEP GEMS/Water — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2023-12-04. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Albufeira Pracana is safe to swim in today is a call for the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA), via UNEP GEMS/Water and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Albufeira Pracana

These are the measurements APA publishes for Albufeira Pracana. More on the source.

No clarity data. Phosphorus 12.5 µg/L. TSI 41.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)		No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	12.5µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)		No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water.
Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a.	41	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Frequently asked questions about Albufeira Pracana

Where is Albufeira Pracana?: Albufeira Pracana is a lake in Portugal. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Albufeira Pracana?: Albufeira Pracana in Portugal has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Phosphorus: 12.5 µg/L.
Is Albufeira Pracana safe to swim in?: Albufeira Pracana has official nutrient and clarity measurements, not a bacteria swim class and not a safety clearance. Algal blooms, currents, and depth are not covered. Always check local notices before swimming.

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Where this data comes from

44 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016–2023. Retrieved from UNEP GEMS/Water GFQA (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.

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Analytical methods

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Monitoring station identifiers (1)

PRT00059

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