Where is Narva Veehoidla?

Narva Veehoidla is a lake in Ida-Viru, Estonia. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

Is Narva Veehoidla safe to swim in?

Narva Veehoidla 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 Narva Veehoidla?

Narva Veehoidla has a maximum depth of 29.5 feet. The lake covers 26189.4 acres.

Narva Veehoidla

Ida-Viru, Estonia106 km²View map Directions

KAUR publishes the water-quality measurements for Narva Veehoidla. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

0.6 m

Murkier than most

Secchi · sampled 2025

Phosphorus

43 µg/L

Typical for Estonia

Measured by KAUR

Chlorophyll-a

14.8 µg/L

Typical for Estonia

Measured by KAUR

Max depth

9 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

106 km²

Surface area

30 ft max depth
Limited data

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Narva Veehoidla in Ida-Viru, Estonia has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 43 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 14.8 µg/L. Maximum depth: 29.5 ft. Surface area: 26189.4 acres.

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How Narva Veehoidla is classified

Narva Veehoidla 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).

Narva Veehoidla is a 26,189-acre lake in Ida-Viru County, Estonia with a maximum depth of 30 feet.

Source: the Estonian Environment Agency (Keskkonnaagentuur) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2025-08-23. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Narva Veehoidla is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Big water26,189 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Narva Veehoidla 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 Narva Veehoidla

These are the measurements KAUR publishes for Narva Veehoidla. More on the source.

Very murky, less than 2 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 43 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 14.8 µg/L. TSI 61.

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	43µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	14.8µg/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.	61	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

9 m

Surface area

106 km²

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Frequently asked questions about Narva Veehoidla

Where is Narva Veehoidla?: Narva Veehoidla is a lake in Ida-Viru, Estonia. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Narva Veehoidla?: Narva Veehoidla in Ida-Viru, Estonia has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 43 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 14.8 µg/L. Maximum depth: 29.5 ft. Surface area: 26189.4 acres.
Is Narva Veehoidla safe to swim in?: Narva Veehoidla 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 Narva Veehoidla?: Narva Veehoidla has a maximum depth of 29.5 feet. The lake covers 26189.4 acres.

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Where this data comes from

165 measurements from 6 monitoring stations, 2016–2025. 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-ee165 samples · 2016–2025

Analytical methods

KESE I-level monitoring

Monitoring station identifiers (6)

SJA0981000
SJA2030000
SJA6709000
SJA3670000
SJA5306000
SJA7509000

Authority classifications are shown as the authority published them. See where the data comes from and data sources.