手賀沼
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MOE publishes the water-quality measurements for 手賀沼. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
手賀沼 in Chiba, Japan has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 150 µg/L.
How 手賀沼 is classified
手賀沼 in Japan 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 phosphorus, but not algae (chlorophyll-a).
LakeQuality publishes no grade of its own beside it. Everything below thathas been measured is reported on this page.
Monitoring: the Ministry of the Environment (Japan).
手賀沼 is a lake in Chiba County, Japan.
Source: the Ministry of the Environment (Japan) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2025-03-15. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether 手賀沼 is safe to swim in today is a call for the Ministry of the Environment (Japan) and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for 手賀沼
These are the measurements MOE publishes for 手賀沼. More on the source.
Very murky, less than 1.6 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 150 µg/L. TSI 73.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 0.5m | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 150µg/L | Measured, 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. | 73 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Where is 手賀沼?
- 手賀沼 is a lake in Chiba, Japan. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of 手賀沼?
- 手賀沼 in Chiba, Japan has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 150 µg/L.
Is 手賀沼 safe to swim in?
- 手賀沼 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
221 measurements from 4 monitoring stations, 2016–2025. Retrieved from Japan MOE public water-body monitoring (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.
Collected and reported by
- Ministry of the Environment (Japan)
moe-jp221 samples · 2016–2025
Analytical methods
- MOE public water body monitoring (kosui, lakes)
Monitoring station identifiers (4)
1220050122006012200701220080
Authority classifications are shown as the authority published them. See where the data comes from and data sources.