Where is Embalse Rincon Del Bonete?

Embalse Rincon Del Bonete is a lake in Uruguay. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

Is Embalse Rincon Del Bonete safe to swim in?

Embalse Rincon Del Bonete 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.

Embalse Rincon Del Bonete

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DINAGUA publishes the water-quality measurements for Embalse Rincon Del Bonete. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

0.6 m

Secchi · sampled 2022

Phosphorus

93 µg/L

Measured by DINAGUA

Chlorophyll-a

8.8 µg/L

Measured by DINAGUA

Limited data

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Embalse Rincon Del Bonete in Uruguay has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 93 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 8.8 µg/L.

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How Embalse Rincon Del Bonete is classified

Embalse Rincon Del Bonete in Uruguay 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 National Water Directorate of Uruguay (DINAGUA), via UNEP GEMS/Water.

Embalse Rincon Del Bonete is a lake in Unknown County, Uruguay.

Source: the National Water Directorate of Uruguay (DINAGUA), via UNEP GEMS/Water — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2022-11-16. 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 Embalse Rincon Del Bonete is safe to swim in today is a call for the National Water Directorate of Uruguay (DINAGUA), 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 Embalse Rincon Del Bonete

These are the measurements DINAGUA publishes for Embalse Rincon Del Bonete. More on the source.

Very murky, less than 1.9 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 93 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 8.8 µg/L. TSI 63.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	0.57m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	93µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	8.8µg/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.	63	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Where is Embalse Rincon Del Bonete?: Embalse Rincon Del Bonete is a lake in Uruguay. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Embalse Rincon Del Bonete?: Embalse Rincon Del Bonete in Uruguay has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 93 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 8.8 µg/L.
Is Embalse Rincon Del Bonete safe to swim in?: Embalse Rincon Del Bonete 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

57 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016–2022. Retrieved from UNEP GEMS/Water GFQA (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.

Collected and reported by

Ministerio de Ambiente Uruguayministeriodeambienteurug57 samples · —

Analytical methods

GEMStat OPEN / CC BY 4.0

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

URY00070

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