Where is Laguna Escondida Centro?

Laguna Escondida Centro is a lake in Uruguay. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

Is Laguna Escondida Centro safe to swim in?

Laguna Escondida Centro 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.

Laguna Escondida Centro

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DINAGUA publishes the water-quality measurements for Laguna Escondida Centro. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

1.5 m

Secchi · sampled 2023

Chlorophyll-a

7.8 µg/L

Measured by DINAGUA

Limited data

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Laguna Escondida Centro in Uruguay has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1.5 m visibility. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 7.8 µg/L.

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How Laguna Escondida Centro is classified

Laguna Escondida Centro in Uruguay 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 and algae (chlorophyll-a), but not phosphorus.

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

Monitoring: the National Water Directorate of Uruguay (DINAGUA), via UNEP GEMS/Water.

Laguna Escondida Centro is a lake in Unknown County, Uruguay.

Source: the National Water Directorate of Uruguay (DINAGUA), via UNEP GEMS/Water — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2023-01-11. 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 Laguna Escondida Centro is safe to swim in today is a call for the National Water Directorate of Uruguay (DINAGUA), 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 Laguna Escondida Centro

These are the measurements DINAGUA publishes for Laguna Escondida Centro. More on the source.

Murky, only visible to about 4.8 ft. Chlorophyll-a 7.8 µg/L. TSI 53.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	1.45m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus		No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	7.8µg/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.	53	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Where is Laguna Escondida Centro?: Laguna Escondida Centro is a lake in Uruguay. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Laguna Escondida Centro?: Laguna Escondida Centro in Uruguay has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1.5 m visibility. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 7.8 µg/L.
Is Laguna Escondida Centro safe to swim in?: Laguna Escondida Centro 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

30 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2021–2023. Retrieved from UNEP GEMS/Water GFQA (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.

Collected and reported by

Ministerio de Ambiente Uruguayministeriodeambienteurug30 samples · —

Analytical methods

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Monitoring station identifiers (1)

URY00246

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