The water quality of De Smient, Jagersveld at Zaanstad
What is the swimming water like? De Smient, Jagersveld? On the water map below you'll see the swimming location in its immediate vicinity. On the right of on this page you will find all information about the current weather, at the bottom of the swimming spots in the area.
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The recreation area Jagersveld is near Zaandam, between the highways A8 and the A7. It consists of a recreation and a resting area (on the eastern side). Central in the recreation area is the Jagersplas, a large, deep lake with adjacent single wide ditches. The Smient is one of the four officialële swimming locations in the Jagersplas. These are not on the large lake, but on the wide ditches and small puddles on the westside of the area.
Swimming spots nearby
2. De kuifeend; jagersveld: water quality is good
3. De smient, jagersveld: water quality is good
4. Het twiske baaiegat naturistenstrand: water quality is good
5. Het twiske; schoorlstrand: water quality is good
6. Jagersveld; de fuut: water quality is good
7. Spartelvijver twiske poort: water quality is good
8. Twiske; de leers: water quality is good
The weather in Zaanstad, now:
12.1°C
Zwaar bewolkt
Wind Force bft | Knopen | 6 km/h
Wind direction W
Today: Vandaag droog. Morgen meer bewolking en af en toe regen
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Swim at De Smient, Jagersveld
Summary
Measurements
E.coli213 n/dl
Enterococci30 n/dl
Water temperature~11.9 °C
Measurement timeQuality: unknownTemperature: 17-04-2026, 15:40
Facilities & contact
Entrance fee
Dogs allowed
Horeca
Parking
Floatline
Descending bottom
Accessible by public transport
WC / Toilets
Sandy beach
First Aid
Dogs allowed
Horeca
Parking
Floatline
Descending bottom
Accessible by public transport
WC / Toilets
Sandy beach
First Aid
Address
Coentunnelweg, Zaanstad
Administrator
Omgevingsdienst Noord-Holland Noord
Postbus@odnhn.nl
Phone: 088-1021300
http://www.odnhn.nl/
Coentunnelweg, Zaanstad
Administrator
Omgevingsdienst Noord-Holland Noord
Postbus@odnhn.nl
Phone: 088-1021300
http://www.odnhn.nl/
Information board
Details
The water temperature value comes from the nearest official Rijkswaterstaat measuring station and is an approximation for this location. Always take local conditions into account, it is usually colder in deeper water than on the shore!
The water quality measurement is based on the amount of bacteria in nanograms per deciliter (n /dl). In this case it concerns the intestinal bacteria Escherichia coli (E.coli) and intestinal enterococci, which occur in the feces of both animals and humans. A suddenly high value is often related to bird droppings in the water, for example, but can certainly also have other causes. It is unwise to swim in water where these values exceed the standards. The water manager also inspects the bathing water areas for other types of pollution, such as blue-green algae or other toxic algae and general safety features.
The water quality measurement is based on the amount of bacteria in nanograms per deciliter (n /dl). In this case it concerns the intestinal bacteria Escherichia coli (E.coli) and intestinal enterococci, which occur in the feces of both animals and humans. A suddenly high value is often related to bird droppings in the water, for example, but can certainly also have other causes. It is unwise to swim in water where these values exceed the standards. The water manager also inspects the bathing water areas for other types of pollution, such as blue-green algae or other toxic algae and general safety features.