Lake Hume
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CSIRO publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Hume. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Lake Hume in NSW, Australia has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1.8 m visibility. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 8.6 µg/L.
How Lake Hume is classified
Lake Hume in Australia 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: CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation).
Lake Hume is a lake in NSW County, Australia.
Source: CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2021-11-17. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Hume is safe to swim in today is a call for CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Lake Hume
These are the measurements CSIRO publishes for Lake Hume. More on the source.
Murky, only visible to about 5.7 ft. Chlorophyll-a 8.6 µg/L. TSI 52.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 1.75m | 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) | 8.6µg/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. | 52 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Where is Lake Hume?
- Lake Hume is a lake in NSW, Australia. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Hume?
- Lake Hume in NSW, Australia has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1.8 m visibility. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 8.6 µg/L.
Is Lake Hume safe to swim in?
- Lake Hume 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
100 measurements from 6 monitoring stations, 2017–2021. Retrieved from CSIRO inland waters bio-optical sampling (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.
Collected and reported by
- CSIRO
csiro-inland-biooptical100 samples · 2017–2021
Analytical methods
- CSIRO inland waters bio-optical (surface HPLC chlorophyll-a, Secchi)
Monitoring station identifiers (6)
HUME_01HUME_06HUME_09HUME_10HUME_DAMWALLHUME-09
Authority classifications are shown as the authority published them. See where the data comes from and data sources.