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Vähä-Mäkäri Lake

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Syke publishes the water-quality measurements for Vähä-Mäkäri Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity
0.9 m
Typical for Finland
Secchi · sampled 2025
Phosphorus
21 µg/L
Typical for Finland
Measured by Syke
Chlorophyll-a
9.3 µg/L
Typical for Finland
Measured by Syke
  • Limited data

Vähä-Mäkäri Lake in Sysmä, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 21 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 9.3 µg/L.

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How Vähä-Mäkäri Lake is classified

Vähä-Mäkäri Lake in Finland 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 Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres.

Vähä-Mäkäri Lake is a lake in Sysmä County, Finland.

Source: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2025-07-30. 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 Vähä-Mäkäri Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Vähä-Mäkäri Lake

These are the measurements Syke publishes for Vähä-Mäkäri Lake. More on the source.

Very murky, less than 3 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 21 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 9.3 µg/L. TSI 54.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)0.9mMeasured, not scored

How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.

Total phosphorus21µg/LMeasured, not scored

The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.

Chlorophyll-a (algae)9.3µg/LMeasured, 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.54Eutrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Frequently asked questions about Vähä-Mäkäri Lake

Where is Vähä-Mäkäri Lake?

Vähä-Mäkäri Lake is a lake in Sysmä, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

What is the water quality of Vähä-Mäkäri Lake?

Vähä-Mäkäri Lake in Sysmä, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 21 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 9.3 µg/L.

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Is Vähä-Mäkäri Lake safe to swim in?

Vähä-Mäkäri Lake 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

3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2025. Retrieved from Syke VESLA (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.

Collected and reported by

  • Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and ELY Centressyke-vesla3 samples · 2025

Analytical methods

  • SYKE VESLA
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
  • 82080

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