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Lake bathing water · Germany

Bielener Kiesgewaesser

ExcellentStable over 11 seasons

Bielener Kiesgewaesser is officially classified Excellent for the 2025 bathing season. Rated Excellent in every one of the last 7 classified seasons.

Classification history, 20152025

The EU Bathing Water Directive classifies each designated bathing water once a year from four seasons of E. coli and intestinal enterococci samples. One season is a snapshot; the run below is the pattern.

Official bathing water classification by season
SeasonOfficial classification
2025Excellent
2024Excellent
2023Not classified
2022Not classified
2021Not classified
2020Not classified
2019Excellent
2018Excellent
2017Excellent
2016Excellent
2015Excellent

What this rating covers

This is the official classification published by Germany under the EU Bathing Water Directive (2006/7/EC). It reflects measured bacteriological levels — E. coli and intestinal enterococci — over four bathing seasons. It is not a safety clearance, and it does not cover algal blooms, nutrients, water clarity or hazards such as currents and depth. Conditions change after heavy rain. Always check local signage and the operator’s current notices before entering the water.

Official national bathing water profile for Bielener Kiesgewaesser

Other bathing waters near Bielener Kiesgewaesser

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

Site identifier DETH_PR_0071. Coordinates 51.4822, 10.8237.