Backaviken Lake
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Syke publishes the water-quality measurements for Backaviken Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 12 ft max depth
- Limited data
Backaviken Lake in Inkoo, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 41 µg/L. Maximum depth: 11.5 ft.
How Backaviken Lake is classified
Backaviken Lake in Finland 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 water clarity and phosphorus, but not algae (chlorophyll-a).
LakeQuality publishes no grade of its own beside it. Everything below thathas been measured is reported on this page.
Monitoring: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres.
Backaviken Lake is a lake in Inkoo County, Finland with a maximum depth of 12 feet.
Source: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2019-08-22. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Backaviken Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Backaviken Lake
These are the measurements Syke publishes for Backaviken Lake. More on the source.
Murky, only visible to about 4.9 ft. Phosphorus 41 µg/L. TSI 56.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 1.5m | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 41µg/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. | 56 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
3.5 m
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Frequently asked questions about Backaviken Lake
Where is Backaviken Lake?
- Backaviken Lake is a lake in Inkoo, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Backaviken Lake?
- Backaviken Lake in Inkoo, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 41 µg/L. Maximum depth: 11.5 ft.
Is Backaviken Lake safe to swim in?
- Backaviken Lake 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.
How deep is Backaviken Lake?
- Backaviken Lake has a maximum depth of 11.5 feet.
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Where this data comes from
2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2019. Retrieved from Syke VESLA (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.
Collected and reported by
- Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and ELY Centres
syke-vesla2 samples · 2019
Analytical methods
- SYKE VESLA
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
89509
Authority classifications are shown as the authority published them. See where the data comes from and data sources.