Where is Kemėšys Lake?

Kemėšys Lake is a lake in Utenos, Lithuania. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

Is Kemėšys Lake safe to swim in?

Kemėšys 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.

Kemėšys Lake

Utenos, LithuaniaView map Directions

AAA publishes the water-quality measurements for Kemėšys Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

1.3 m

Murkier than most

Secchi · sampled 2020

Phosphorus

33 µg/L

Typical for Lithuania

Measured by AAA

Chlorophyll-a

16.8 µg/L

More algae than most

Measured by AAA

Limited data

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Kemėšys Lake in Utenos, Lithuania has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 33 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 16.8 µg/L.

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How Kemėšys Lake is classified

Kemėšys Lake in Lithuania 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 Environmental Protection Agency of Lithuania (Aplinkos apsaugos agentūra).

Kemėšys Lake is a lake in Utenos County, Lithuania.

Source: the Environmental Protection Agency of Lithuania (Aplinkos apsaugos agentūra) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2020-09-30. 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 Kemėšys Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Environmental Protection Agency of Lithuania (Aplinkos apsaugos agentūra) and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Kemėšys Lake

These are the measurements AAA publishes for Kemėšys Lake. More on the source.

Murky, only visible to about 4.1 ft. Phosphorus 33 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 16.8 µg/L. TSI 57.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	1.25m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	33µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	16.8µg/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.	57	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Frequently asked questions about Kemėšys Lake

Where is Kemėšys Lake?: Kemėšys Lake is a lake in Utenos, Lithuania. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Kemėšys Lake?: Kemėšys Lake in Utenos, Lithuania has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 33 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 16.8 µg/L.
Is Kemėšys Lake safe to swim in?: Kemėšys 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

12 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020. Retrieved from Lithuanian lake state monitoring (AAA; not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.

Collected and reported by

Environmental Protection Agency of Lithuania (Aplinkos apsaugos agentūra)aaa-lt12 samples · 2020

Analytical methods

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Monitoring station identifiers (1)

LTL214

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