Tegernsee is a lake in Miesbach, Bavaria. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

Is Tegernsee safe to swim in?

Tegernsee 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.

Tegernsee

Miesbach, BavariaView map Directions

LfU publishes the water-quality measurements for Tegernsee. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

5.2 m

Typical for Bavaria

Secchi · sampled 2023

Phosphorus

6 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by LfU

Chlorophyll-a

2 µg/L

Typical for Bavaria

Measured by LfU

Limited data

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Tegernsee in Miesbach, Bavaria has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 5.2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2 µg/L.

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How Tegernsee is classified

Tegernsee in Bavaria 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 Bavarian Environment Agency (LfU) Gewässerkundlicher Dienst.

Tegernsee is a lake in Miesbach County, Bavaria.

Source: the Bavarian Environment Agency (LfU) Gewässerkundlicher Dienst — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2023-11-20. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Tegernsee is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water17.1 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 Tegernsee is safe to swim in today is a call for the Bavarian Environment Agency (LfU) Gewässerkundlicher Dienst and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Tegernsee

These are the measurements LfU publishes for Tegernsee. More on the source.

Crystal clear, you can see 17.1 ft down. Phosphorus 6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 2 µg/L. TSI 35.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	5.2m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	6µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	2µg/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.	35	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Frequently asked questions about Tegernsee

Where is Tegernsee?: Tegernsee is a lake in Miesbach, Bavaria. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Tegernsee?: Tegernsee in Miesbach, Bavaria has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 5.2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2 µg/L.
Is Tegernsee safe to swim in?: Tegernsee 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

77 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2017–2023. Retrieved from the listed programme (not the EPA Water Quality Portal). See data sources on 2026-08-20.

Collected and reported by

Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt (LfU) — Gewässerkundlicher Dienstgkd-by77 samples · —

Analytical methods

LfU Bayern GKD lake chemistry

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

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