Embalse Francisco Abellán
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URA publishes the water-quality measurements for Embalse Francisco Abellán. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Embalse Francisco Abellán in Andalucía, Spain has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1.6 µg/L.
How Embalse Francisco Abellán is classified
Embalse Francisco Abellán in Spain 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 algae (chlorophyll-a), but not water clarity and phosphorus.
LakeQuality publishes no grade of its own beside it. Everything below thathas been measured is reported on this page.
Monitoring: URA (the Basque Water Agency) and published Andalusian reservoir campaigns.
Embalse Francisco Abellán is a lake in Andalucía County, Spain.
Source: URA (the Basque Water Agency) and published Andalusian reservoir campaigns — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2017-03-21. 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 Embalse Francisco Abellán is safe to swim in today is a call for URA (the Basque Water Agency) and published Andalusian reservoir campaigns and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Embalse Francisco Abellán
These are the measurements URA publishes for Embalse Francisco Abellán. More on the source.
No clarity data. Chlorophyll-a 1.6 µg/L. TSI 35.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. | |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 1.6µg/L | Measured, 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. | 35 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Where is Embalse Francisco Abellán?
- Embalse Francisco Abellán is a lake in Andalucía, Spain. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Embalse Francisco Abellán?
- Embalse Francisco Abellán in Andalucía, Spain has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1.6 µg/L.
Is Embalse Francisco Abellán safe to swim in?
- Embalse Francisco Abellán 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
2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016–2017. Retrieved from the listed programme (not the EPA Water Quality Portal). See data sources on 2026-08-20.
Collected and reported by
- León-Palmero et al. (PANGAEA)
pangaea-andalucia2 samples · —
Analytical methods
- PANGAEA 10.1594/PANGAEA.912535
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
Francisco_Abellan
Authority classifications are shown as the authority published them. See where the data comes from and data sources.