Embalse Urrunaga
Araba/Ãlava, SpainView mapDirections
URA publishes the water-quality measurements for Embalse Urrunaga. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Embalse Urrunaga in Araba/Ãlava, Spain has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 3.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 35 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 0.3 µg/L.
How Embalse Urrunaga is classified
Embalse Urrunaga 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 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: URA (the Basque Water Agency) and published Andalusian reservoir campaigns.
Embalse Urrunaga is a lake in Araba/Ãlava County, Spain.
Source: URA (the Basque Water Agency) and published Andalusian reservoir campaigns — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2025-11-17. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Embalse Urrunaga is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water11.1 ft of visibility
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Embalse Urrunaga 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 Urrunaga
These are the measurements URA publishes for Embalse Urrunaga. More on the source.
Good clarity, visible to about 11.1 ft. Phosphorus 35 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 0.3 µg/L. TSI 38.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 3.38m | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 35µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 0.3µg/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. | 38 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Frequently asked questions about Embalse Urrunaga
Where is Embalse Urrunaga?
- Embalse Urrunaga is a lake in Araba/Ãlava, Spain. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Embalse Urrunaga?
- Embalse Urrunaga in Araba/Ãlava, Spain has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 3.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 35 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 0.3 µg/L.
Is Embalse Urrunaga safe to swim in?
- Embalse Urrunaga 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 1 monitoring station, 2024–2025. Retrieved from the listed programme (not the EPA Water Quality Portal). See data sources on 2026-08-20.
Collected and reported by
- URA / Agència Vasca del Agua
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Analytical methods
- URA UBEGI reservoir monitoring
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
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Authority classifications are shown as the authority published them. See where the data comes from and data sources.