Where is Raigastvere Järv?

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

Is Raigastvere Järv safe to swim in?

Raigastvere 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 Raigastvere Järv?

Raigastvere Järv has a maximum depth of 15.1 feet. The lake covers 274.8 acres.

Raigastvere Järv

Jõgeva, Estonia111 haView map Directions

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

Clarity

1.4 m

Typical for Estonia

Secchi · sampled 2025

Phosphorus

31 µg/L

Typical for Estonia

Measured by KAUR

Chlorophyll-a

21 µg/L

More algae than most

Measured by KAUR

Max depth

4.6 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

111 ha

Surface area

15 ft max depth
Limited data

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Raigastvere Järv in Jõgeva, Estonia has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 31 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 21 µg/L. Maximum depth: 15.1 ft. Surface area: 274.8 acres.

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How Raigastvere Järv is classified

Raigastvere 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).

Raigastvere Järv is a 275-acre lake in Jõgeva County, Estonia with a maximum depth of 15 feet.

Source: the Estonian Environment Agency (Keskkonnaagentuur) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2025-09-04. 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 Raigastvere 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 Raigastvere Järv

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

Murky, only visible to about 4.6 ft. Phosphorus 31 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 21 µg/L. TSI 56.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	1.4m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	31µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	21µg/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.	56	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

4.6 m

Surface area

111 ha

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Where is Raigastvere Järv?: Raigastvere Järv is a lake in Jõgeva, Estonia. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Raigastvere Järv?: Raigastvere Järv in Jõgeva, Estonia has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 1.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 31 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 21 µg/L. Maximum depth: 15.1 ft. Surface area: 274.8 acres.
Is Raigastvere Järv safe to swim in?: Raigastvere 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 Raigastvere Järv?: Raigastvere Järv has a maximum depth of 15.1 feet. The lake covers 274.8 acres.

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Where this data comes from

44 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 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-ee44 samples · 2016–2025

Analytical methods

KESE I-level monitoring

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

SJA2699000

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