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Complexe des Fades-Besserves

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Eau France publishes the water-quality measurements for Complexe des Fades-Besserves. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity
2.5 m
Typical for France
Secchi · sampled 2023
Phosphorus
20 µg/L
Typical for France
Measured by Eau France
Chlorophyll-a
5.3 µg/L
Typical for France
Measured by Eau France
  • Limited data

Complexe des Fades-Besserves in Puy-de-Dôme, France has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 2.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 5.3 µg/L.

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How Complexe des Fades-Besserves is classified

Complexe des Fades-Besserves in France 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, phosphorus 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 French water agencies, via UNEP GEMS/Water.

Complexe des Fades-Besserves is a lake in Puy-de-Dôme County, France.

Source: the French water agencies, via UNEP GEMS/Water — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2023-10-04. 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 Complexe des Fades-Besserves is safe to swim in today is a call for the French water agencies, 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 Complexe des Fades-Besserves

These are the measurements Eau France publishes for Complexe des Fades-Besserves. More on the source.

Moderate clarity, visible to about 8.2 ft. Phosphorus 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 5.3 µg/L. TSI 47.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)2.5mMeasured, not scored

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

Total phosphorus20µg/LMeasured, not scored

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

Chlorophyll-a (algae)5.3µg/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.47Mesotrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Where is Complexe des Fades-Besserves?

Complexe des Fades-Besserves is a lake in Puy-de-Dôme, France. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

What is the water quality of Complexe des Fades-Besserves?

Complexe des Fades-Besserves in Puy-de-Dôme, France has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 2.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 5.3 µg/L.

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Is Complexe des Fades-Besserves safe to swim in?

Complexe des Fades-Besserves 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

35 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2017–2023. Retrieved from UNEP GEMS/Water GFQA (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-20.

Collected and reported by

  • Office français de la biodiversité (Hub'Eau)hubeau-fr35 samples · —

Analytical methods

  • Hub'Eau / Naïades plans d'eau
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
  • K32-410

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