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Lago Brasimone

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ARPA publishes the water-quality measurements for Lago Brasimone. Here is what has been measured.

Phosphorus
10 µg/L
Typical for Italy
Measured by ARPA
  • Limited data

Lago Brasimone in Bologna, Italy has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Phosphorus: 10 µg/L.

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How Lago Brasimone is classified

Lago Brasimone in Italy 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, but not water clarity 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 regional environmental agencies (ARPA Lombardia, ARPA Veneto, Arpae Emilia-Romagna, and ARPA Umbria).

Lago Brasimone is a lake in Bologna County, Italy.

Source: the regional environmental agencies (ARPA Lombardia, ARPA Veneto, Arpae Emilia-Romagna, and ARPA Umbria) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2025-11-18. 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 Lago Brasimone is safe to swim in today is a call for the regional environmental agencies (ARPA Lombardia, ARPA Veneto, Arpae Emilia-Romagna, and ARPA Umbria) and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Lago Brasimone

These are the measurements ARPA publishes for Lago Brasimone. More on the source.

No clarity data. Phosphorus 10 µg/L. TSI 37.

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 phosphorus10µg/LMeasured, not scored

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

Chlorophyll-a (algae)No reading

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.37Oligotrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Frequently asked questions about Lago Brasimone

Where is Lago Brasimone?

Lago Brasimone is a lake in Bologna, Italy. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

What is the water quality of Lago Brasimone?

Lago Brasimone in Bologna, Italy has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Phosphorus: 10 µg/L.

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Is Lago Brasimone safe to swim in?

Lago Brasimone 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

15 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016–2025. Retrieved from Italian regional ARPA lake monitoring (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.

Collected and reported by

  • Arpae Emilia-Romagnaarpae-er15 samples · 2016–2025

Analytical methods

  • Arpae Emilia-Romagna lake monitoring
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
  • IT0806001600

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