Where is Leego Järv?

Leego Järv is a lake in Tartu, Estonia. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

Is Leego Järv safe to swim in?

Leego Järv 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.

How deep is Leego Järv?

Leego Järv has a maximum depth of 5.2 feet. The lake covers 205.3 acres.

Leego Järv

Tartu, Estonia83 haView map Directions

KAUR publishes the water-quality measurements for Leego Järv. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

0.6 m

Murkier than most

Secchi · sampled 2020

Phosphorus

67 µg/L

More phosphorus than most

Measured by KAUR

Chlorophyll-a

13 µg/L

Typical for Estonia

Measured by KAUR

Max depth

1.6 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

83 ha

Surface area

5 ft max depth
Limited data

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Leego Järv in Tartu, Estonia has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 67 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 13 µg/L. Maximum depth: 5.2 ft. Surface area: 205.3 acres.

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How Leego Järv is classified

Leego Järv in Estonia 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, phosphorus 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 Estonian Environment Agency (Keskkonnaagentuur).

Leego Järv is a 205-acre lake in Tartu County, Estonia with a maximum depth of 5 feet.

Source: the Estonian Environment Agency (Keskkonnaagentuur) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2020-09-16. 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 Leego Järv is safe to swim in today is a call for the Estonian Environment Agency (Keskkonnaagentuur) and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Leego Järv

These are the measurements KAUR publishes for Leego Järv. More on the source.

Very murky, less than 2 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 67 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 13 µg/L. TSI 63.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	0.6m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	67µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	13µg/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.	63	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

1.6 m

Surface area

83 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Leego Järv

Where is Leego Järv?: Leego Järv is a lake in Tartu, Estonia. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Leego Järv?: Leego Järv in Tartu, Estonia has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 67 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 13 µg/L. Maximum depth: 5.2 ft. Surface area: 205.3 acres.
Is Leego Järv safe to swim in?: Leego Järv 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.
How deep is Leego Järv?: Leego Järv has a maximum depth of 5.2 feet. The lake covers 205.3 acres.

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Where this data comes from

12 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020. Retrieved from KESE / Estonian Environment Agency (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.

Collected and reported by

Estonian Environment Agency (Keskkonnaagentuur)kese-ee12 samples · 2020

Analytical methods

KESE I-level monitoring

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

SJA3341000

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