Where is Etang de la Poiteviniere?

Etang de la Poiteviniere is a lake in Loire-Atlantique, France. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

Is Etang de la Poiteviniere safe to swim in?

Etang de la Poiteviniere 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.

Etang de la Poiteviniere

Loire-Atlantique, FranceView map Directions

Eau France publishes the water-quality measurements for Etang de la Poiteviniere. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

0.5 m

Murkier than most

Secchi · sampled 2023

Phosphorus

75 µg/L

More phosphorus than most

Measured by Eau France

Chlorophyll-a

20 µg/L

More algae than most

Measured by Eau France

Limited data

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Etang de la Poiteviniere in Loire-Atlantique, France has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 75 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 20 µg/L.

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How Etang de la Poiteviniere is classified

Etang de la Poiteviniere 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.

Etang de la Poiteviniere is a lake in Loire-Atlantique 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 Etang de la Poiteviniere 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 Etang de la Poiteviniere

These are the measurements Eau France publishes for Etang de la Poiteviniere. More on the source.

Very murky, less than 1.7 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 75 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 20 µg/L. TSI 65.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	0.52m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	75µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	20µg/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.	65	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Frequently asked questions about Etang de la Poiteviniere

Where is Etang de la Poiteviniere?: Etang de la Poiteviniere is a lake in Loire-Atlantique, France. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Etang de la Poiteviniere?: Etang de la Poiteviniere in Loire-Atlantique, France has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 75 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 20 µg/L.
Is Etang de la Poiteviniere safe to swim in?: Etang de la Poiteviniere 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

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

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Office français de la biodiversité (Hub'Eau)hubeau-fr32 samples · —

Analytical methods

Hub'Eau / Naïades plans d'eau

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

M633510

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