Where is Limni Kerkini?

Limni Kerkini is a lake in Greece. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

Is Limni Kerkini safe to swim in?

Limni Kerkini 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.

Limni Kerkini

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YPEN publishes the water-quality measurements for Limni Kerkini. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

0.5 m

Secchi · sampled 2018

Chlorophyll-a

97 µg/L

Measured by YPEN

Limited data

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Limni Kerkini in Greece has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.5 m visibility. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 97 µg/L.

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How Limni Kerkini is classified

Limni Kerkini in Greece 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 Ministry of Environment and Energy of Greece, via UNEP GEMS/Water.

Limni Kerkini is a lake in Unknown County, Greece.

Source: the Ministry of Environment and Energy of Greece, via UNEP GEMS/Water — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2018-12-17. 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 Limni Kerkini is safe to swim in today is a call for the Ministry of Environment and Energy of Greece, 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 Limni Kerkini

These are the measurements YPEN publishes for Limni Kerkini. More on the source.

Very murky, less than 1.6 ft of visibility. Chlorophyll-a 97 µg/L. TSI 73.

Water quality readings
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		No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	97µg/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.	73	Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity

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Frequently asked questions about Limni Kerkini

Where is Limni Kerkini?: Limni Kerkini is a lake in Greece. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Limni Kerkini?: Limni Kerkini in Greece has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.5 m visibility. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 97 µg/L.
Is Limni Kerkini safe to swim in?: Limni Kerkini 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

11 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2018. Retrieved from UNEP GEMS/Water GFQA (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.

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Analytical methods

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Monitoring station identifiers (1)

GRC00391

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