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LfU publishes the water-quality measurements for Hartsee. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity
4.1 m
Typical for Bavaria
Secchi · sampled 2022
Phosphorus
10.5 µg/L
Typical for Bavaria
Measured by LfU
Chlorophyll-a
3 µg/L
Typical for Bavaria
Measured by LfU
  • Limited data

Hartsee in Rosenheim, Bavaria has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 4.1 m visibility. Phosphorus: 10.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3 µg/L.

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How Hartsee is classified

Hartsee in Bavaria 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 Bavarian Environment Agency (LfU) Gewässerkundlicher Dienst.

Hartsee is a lake in Rosenheim County, Bavaria.

Source: the Bavarian Environment Agency (LfU) Gewässerkundlicher Dienst — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2022-11-16. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Hartsee is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Clear water13.5 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Hartsee is safe to swim in today is a call for the Bavarian Environment Agency (LfU) Gewässerkundlicher Dienst and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Hartsee

These are the measurements LfU publishes for Hartsee. More on the source.

Good clarity, visible to about 13.5 ft. Phosphorus 10.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 3 µg/L. TSI 40.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)4.1mMeasured, not scored

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

Total phosphorus10.5µg/LMeasured, not scored

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

Chlorophyll-a (algae)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.40Oligotrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.

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Frequently asked questions about Hartsee

Where is Hartsee?

Hartsee is a lake in Rosenheim, Bavaria. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

What is the water quality of Hartsee?

Hartsee in Rosenheim, Bavaria has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 4.1 m visibility. Phosphorus: 10.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3 µg/L.

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Is Hartsee safe to swim in?

Hartsee 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

76 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2019–2022. Retrieved from the listed programme (not the EPA Water Quality Portal). See data sources on 2026-08-20.

Collected and reported by

  • Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt (LfU) — Gewässerkundlicher Dienstgkd-by76 samples · —

Analytical methods

  • LfU Bayern GKD lake chemistry
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
  • 2001

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