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Lake bathing water · Netherlands

Langebosch, Veendam

ExcellentStable over 11 seasons

Langebosch, Veendam is officially classified Excellent for the 2025 bathing season. Rated Excellent in 8 of the last 11 classified seasons.

Classification history, 20152025

The EU Bathing Water Directive classifies each designated bathing water once a year from four seasons of E. coli and intestinal enterococci samples. One season is a snapshot; the run below is the pattern.

Official bathing water classification by season
SeasonOfficial classification
2025Excellent
2024Excellent
2023Excellent
2022Excellent
2021Good
2020Good
2019Good
2018Excellent
2017Excellent
2016Excellent
2015Excellent

What this rating covers

This is the official classification published by Netherlands under the EU Bathing Water Directive (2006/7/EC). It reflects measured bacteriological levels — E. coli and intestinal enterococci — over four bathing seasons. It is not a safety clearance, and it does not cover algal blooms, nutrients, water clarity or hazards such as currents and depth. Conditions change after heavy rain. Always check local signage and the operator’s current notices before entering the water.

Official national bathing water profile for Langebosch, Veendam

Other bathing waters near Langebosch, Veendam

Source: European Environment Agency (EEA), Bathing Water Directive. CC-BY 4.0.

Site identifier NLBW33_3402. Coordinates 53.08948, 6.84442.