Where is Etang de Poncharal?

Etang de Poncharal is a lake in Corrèze, France. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

Is Etang de Poncharal safe to swim in?

Etang de Poncharal 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 Poncharal

Corrèze, FranceView map Directions

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

Clarity

1.2 m

Typical for France

Secchi · sampled 2019

Phosphorus

50.5 µg/L

Typical for France

Measured by Eau France

Chlorophyll-a

31 µg/L

More algae than most

Measured by Eau France

Limited data

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Etang de Poncharal in Corrèze, France has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1.2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 50.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 31 µg/L.

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How Etang de Poncharal is classified

Etang de Poncharal 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 Poncharal is a lake in Corrèze County, France.

Source: the French water agencies, via UNEP GEMS/Water — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2019-10-10. 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 Poncharal 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 Poncharal

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

Murky, only visible to about 4 ft. Phosphorus 50.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 31 µg/L. TSI 61.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	1.23m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	50.5µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	31µg/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.	61	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Where is Etang de Poncharal?: Etang de Poncharal is a lake in Corrèze, France. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Etang de Poncharal?: Etang de Poncharal in Corrèze, France has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1.2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 50.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 31 µg/L.
Is Etang de Poncharal safe to swim in?: Etang de Poncharal 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, 2019. 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-fr20 samples · —

Analytical methods

Hub'Eau / Naïades plans d'eau

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

P3195013

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