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Bjoerkelangen Lake

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Miljødirektoratet publishes the water-quality measurements for Bjoerkelangen Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Phosphorus
31 µg/L
More phosphorus than most
Measured by Miljødirektoratet
Chlorophyll-a
4.7 µg/L
Typical for Norway
Measured by Miljødirektoratet
  • Limited data

Bjoerkelangen Lake in Norway has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Phosphorus: 31 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 4.7 µg/L.

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How Bjoerkelangen Lake is classified

Bjoerkelangen Lake in Norway 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 and algae (chlorophyll-a), but not water clarity.

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

Monitoring: the Norwegian Environment Agency, via UNEP GEMS/Water (OPEN GFQA).

Bjoerkelangen Lake is a lake in Unknown County, Norway.

Source: the Norwegian Environment Agency, via UNEP GEMS/Water (OPEN GFQA) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2023-10-23. 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 Bjoerkelangen Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Norwegian Environment Agency, via UNEP GEMS/Water (OPEN GFQA) and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Bjoerkelangen Lake

These are the measurements Miljødirektoratet publishes for Bjoerkelangen Lake. More on the source.

No clarity data. Phosphorus 31 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 4.7 µg/L. TSI 50.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)No reading

How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.

Total phosphorus31µg/LMeasured, not scored

The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.

Chlorophyll-a (algae)4.7µg/LMeasured, not scored

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.50Mesotrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Where is Bjoerkelangen Lake?

Bjoerkelangen Lake is a lake in Norway. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

What is the water quality of Bjoerkelangen Lake?

Bjoerkelangen Lake in Norway has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Phosphorus: 31 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 4.7 µg/L.

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Is Bjoerkelangen Lake safe to swim in?

Bjoerkelangen 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.

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Where this data comes from

38 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2022–2023. Retrieved from UNEP GEMS/Water GFQA (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.

Collected and reported by

  • European Environment Agencyeuropeanenvironmentagenc38 samples · —

Analytical methods

  • GEMStat OPEN / CC BY 4.0
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
  • NOR00123

Authority classifications are shown as the authority published them. See where the data comes from and data sources.