Where is Vahtsõkivi Järv?

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

Is Vahtsõkivi Järv safe to swim in?

Vahtsõkivi 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 Vahtsõkivi Järv?

Vahtsõkivi Järv has a maximum depth of 15.1 feet. The lake covers 166.1 acres.

Vahtsõkivi Järv

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

Clarity

0.8 m

Murkier than most

Secchi · sampled 2017

Phosphorus

43 µg/L

Typical for Estonia

Measured by KAUR

Max depth

4.6 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

67 ha

Surface area

15 ft max depth
Limited data

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Vahtsõkivi Järv in Võru, Estonia has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 43 µg/L. Maximum depth: 15.1 ft. Surface area: 166.1 acres.

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How Vahtsõkivi Järv is classified

Vahtsõkivi 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 and phosphorus, but not 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).

Vahtsõkivi Järv is a 166-acre lake in Võru County, Estonia with a maximum depth of 15 feet.

Source: the Estonian Environment Agency (Keskkonnaagentuur) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2017-10-18. 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 Vahtsõkivi 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 Vahtsõkivi Järv

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

Very murky, less than 2.6 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 43 µg/L. TSI 61.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	0.8m	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)		No reading 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

4.6 m

Surface area

67 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Vahtsõkivi Järv

Where is Vahtsõkivi Järv?: Vahtsõkivi Järv is a lake in Võru, Estonia. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Vahtsõkivi Järv?: Vahtsõkivi Järv in Võru, Estonia has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 43 µg/L. Maximum depth: 15.1 ft. Surface area: 166.1 acres.
Is Vahtsõkivi Järv safe to swim in?: Vahtsõkivi 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 Vahtsõkivi Järv?: Vahtsõkivi Järv has a maximum depth of 15.1 feet. The lake covers 166.1 acres.

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Where this data comes from

5 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2017. 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-ee5 samples · 2017

Analytical methods

KESE I-level monitoring

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

SJB1795000

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