Where is Platelių Ežeras?

Platelių Ežeras is a lake in Šiaulių, Lithuania. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

Is Platelių Ežeras safe to swim in?

Platelių Ežeras 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.

Platelių Ežeras

Šiaulių, LithuaniaView map Directions

AAA publishes the water-quality measurements for Platelių Ežeras. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

6.2 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 2022

Phosphorus

12 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by AAA

Chlorophyll-a

3.3 µg/L

Less algae than most

Measured by AAA

Limited data

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Platelių Ežeras in Šiaulių, Lithuania has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 6.2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 12 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3.3 µg/L.

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How Platelių Ežeras is classified

Platelių Ežeras in Lithuania 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 Environmental Protection Agency of Lithuania (Aplinkos apsaugos agentūra).

Platelių Ežeras is a lake in Šiaulių County, Lithuania.

Source: the Environmental Protection Agency of Lithuania (Aplinkos apsaugos agentūra) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2022-10-17. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Platelių Ežeras is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water20.3 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Platelių Ežeras is safe to swim in today is a call for the Environmental Protection Agency of Lithuania (Aplinkos apsaugos agentūra) and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Platelių Ežeras

These are the measurements AAA publishes for Platelių Ežeras. More on the source.

Crystal clear, you can see 20.3 ft down. Phosphorus 12 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 3.3 µg/L. TSI 39.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	6.2m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	12µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	3.3µg/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.	39	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.

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Frequently asked questions about Platelių Ežeras

Where is Platelių Ežeras?: Platelių Ežeras is a lake in Šiaulių, Lithuania. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Platelių Ežeras?: Platelių Ežeras in Šiaulių, Lithuania has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 6.2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 12 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3.3 µg/L.
Is Platelių Ežeras safe to swim in?: Platelių Ežeras 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

115 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2017–2022. Retrieved from Lithuanian lake state monitoring (AAA; not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.

Collected and reported by

Environmental Protection Agency of Lithuania (Aplinkos apsaugos agentūra)aaa-lt115 samples · 2017–2022

Analytical methods

AAA lake state monitoring

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

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