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Lake bathing water · Belgium

Mechelen de Nekker (Grote Vijver)

GoodStable over 11 seasons

Mechelen de Nekker (Grote Vijver) is officially classified Good for the 2025 bathing season. Rated Excellent in 10 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
2025Good
2024Excellent
2023Excellent
2022Excellent
2021Excellent
2020Excellent
2019Excellent
2018Excellent
2017Excellent
2016Excellent
2015Excellent

What this rating covers

This is the official classification published by Belgium 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 Mechelen de Nekker (Grote Vijver)

Other bathing waters near Mechelen de Nekker (Grote Vijver)

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

Site identifier BEVL_BW_MEC01. Coordinates 51.02374, 4.50536.