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Lake bathing water · France

Etang de la Mutche (Morhange Plage)

SufficientDeclining over 11 seasons

Etang de la Mutche (Morhange Plage) is officially classified Sufficient for the 2025 bathing season. Rated Excellent in 7 of the last 10 classified seasons.

Classification history, 20152025

The EU Bathing Water Directive classifies each designated bathing water once a year from four seasons of E. coli and intestinal enterococci samples. One season is a snapshot; the run below is the pattern.

Official bathing water classification by season
SeasonOfficial classification
2025Sufficient
2024Poor
2023Poor
2022Excellent
2021Excellent
2020Excellent
2019Excellent
2018Excellent
2017Excellent
2016Excellent
2015Not classified

What this rating covers

This is the official classification published by France under the EU Bathing Water Directive (2006/7/EC). It reflects measured bacteriological levels — E. coli and intestinal enterococci — over four bathing seasons. It is not a safety clearance, and it does not cover algal blooms, nutrients, water clarity or hazards such as currents and depth. Conditions change after heavy rain. Always check local signage and the operator’s current notices before entering the water.

Official national bathing water profile for Etang de la Mutche (Morhange Plage)

Other bathing waters near Etang de la Mutche (Morhange Plage)

Source: European Environment Agency (EEA), Bathing Water Directive. CC-BY 4.0.

Site identifier FRF3357297D057070. Coordinates 48.95314, 6.63953.