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Greenlee Lough Fixed Lake

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EA publishes the water-quality measurements for Greenlee Lough Fixed Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Phosphorus
38.2 µg/L
Typical for England
Measured by EA
Chlorophyll-a
7.3 µg/L
Typical for England
Measured by EA
  • Limited data

Greenlee Lough Fixed Lake in Northumberland Durham and Tees, England has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Phosphorus: 38.2 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 7.3 µg/L.

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How Greenlee Lough Fixed Lake is classified

Greenlee Lough Fixed Lake in England 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 phosphorus and algae (chlorophyll-a), but not water clarity.

LakeQuality publishes no grade of its own beside it. Everything below thathas been measured is reported on this page.

Monitoring: the Environment Agency (England).

Greenlee Lough Fixed Lake is a lake in Northumberland Durham and Tees County, England.

Source: the Environment Agency (England) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2019-04-24. 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 Greenlee Lough Fixed Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Environment Agency (England) and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Greenlee Lough Fixed Lake

These are the measurements EA publishes for Greenlee Lough Fixed Lake. More on the source.

No clarity data. Phosphorus 38.2 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 7.3 µg/L. TSI 53.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)No reading

How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.

Total phosphorus38.2µg/LMeasured, not scored

The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.

Chlorophyll-a (algae)7.3µg/LMeasured, 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.53Eutrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Where is Greenlee Lough Fixed Lake?

Greenlee Lough Fixed Lake is a lake in Northumberland Durham and Tees, England. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

What is the water quality of Greenlee Lough Fixed Lake?

Greenlee Lough Fixed Lake in Northumberland Durham and Tees, England has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Phosphorus: 38.2 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 7.3 µg/L.

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Is Greenlee Lough Fixed Lake safe to swim in?

Greenlee Lough Fixed Lake 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

78 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016–2019. Retrieved from the Environment Agency (England; not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.

Collected and reported by

  • Environment Agency (England)ea-wqa78 samples · 2016–2019
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
  • NE-43200024

Authority classifications are shown as the authority published them. See where the data comes from and data sources.