What is the swimming water like? Dijkstrand Urk? 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 bathing water quality at Dijkstrand Urk is good
E.coli: 250 n/dl (below 1800 is ok)
Intestinal enterococci: 15 n/dl (under 400 is ok)
Facilities
Sandy beach
Waste bins
WC / Toilets
Information board
Fresh water
Descending bottom
Drift Hazard
Diepte zwemlocatie: variabel door windinvloed
Zwemzone delimited
Parking
Accessible before disabled
Bicycle shed
Accessible by public transport
Floatline, waterdiepte bij drijflijn variabel
PlaygroundSunbathing area
Play equipment
Water temperature
Foto: Gemeente Urk
Photo: Gemeente Urk
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.
More information about this swimming location can be found at Zwemwater.nl