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CSIRO publishes the water-quality measurements for Blowering Reservoir. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity
3.6 m
Secchi · sampled 2021
Chlorophyll-a
2.8 µg/L
Measured by CSIRO
  • Limited data

Blowering Reservoir in NSW, Australia has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 3.6 m visibility. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.8 µg/L.

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How Blowering Reservoir is classified

Blowering Reservoir in Australia 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 algae (chlorophyll-a), but not phosphorus.

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

Monitoring: CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation).

Blowering Reservoir is a lake in NSW County, Australia.

Source: CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2021-06-29. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Blowering Reservoir is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Clear water11.9 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Blowering Reservoir is safe to swim in today is a call for CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Blowering Reservoir

These are the measurements CSIRO publishes for Blowering Reservoir. More on the source.

Good clarity, visible to about 11.9 ft. Chlorophyll-a 2.8 µg/L. TSI 41.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)3.64mMeasured, not scored

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

Total phosphorusNo reading

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

Chlorophyll-a (algae)2.8µg/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.41Mesotrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Frequently asked questions about Blowering Reservoir

Where is Blowering Reservoir?

Blowering Reservoir is a lake in NSW, Australia. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

What is the water quality of Blowering Reservoir?

Blowering Reservoir in NSW, Australia has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 3.6 m visibility. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.8 µg/L.

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Is Blowering Reservoir safe to swim in?

Blowering Reservoir 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

20 measurements from 5 monitoring stations, 2020–2021. Retrieved from CSIRO inland waters bio-optical sampling (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.

Collected and reported by

  • CSIROcsiro-inland-biooptical20 samples · 2020–2021

Analytical methods

  • CSIRO inland waters bio-optical (surface HPLC chlorophyll-a, Secchi)
Monitoring station identifiers (5)
  • BLOW_02
  • BLOW_04
  • BLOW_05
  • BLOW_01
  • BLOW_03

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