Steinhude Swimming Island

This is a seaside vacation: With 300 meters of the finest sandy beach, shallow waters, and plenty of fun activities, this Beach Island offers the perfect setting for a perfect day at the beach—and not just for families with children. It’s time to grab your water wings, inflate your air mattresses, and head out into Lake Steinhuder Meer. And when the beachgoers leave the shore, things don’t always quiet down right away. During the season, this idyllic island also hosts a variety of music events, ensuring there’s plenty of fun to be had here in the evening as well.

The Beach Island is located on the southeastern shore of Lake Steinhuder Meer, the largest shallow lake in Germany.

The EU has rated the quality of this bathing water as "good." During the swimming season, from May 15 to September 15, the Region Hannover monitors the water quality. You can view the results by clicking the link below.

Read the results of the bathing water analysis

Overview:
Water surface area: 2,910 ha
; maximum depth: 2.9 m
; length of the swimming area: 100 m
; Food and beverage options: kiosk, café, bistro beer garden
; Restroom facilities: restrooms, beach showers

What are some things to do?

Water area:
31 square kilometers of water, large shallow water zone, rubber boats and inflatable mattresses permitted

Amenities:
restroom, shower, changing room, sunbathing area, sandy beach, trees

Activities:
Ball games, a great playground with fun equipment, an observation tower, and the permanent exhibition "Nature and the Environment at Lake Steinhuder Meer"

Dining:
Kiosk, café, bistro beer garden

Steinhude Beach Island Information Profile

Lake Steinhuder Meer is designated as a landscape conservation area and is surrounded by several nature reserves. The lake is largely fed by groundwater. Additional water flows into the lake via four tributaries. Additional water flows into the lake via four tributaries. The towns of Steinhude and Mardorf, located on the lake, discharge rainwater into the Lake Steinhuder Meer via a separate sewer system. Rainwater also carries debris into the lake, which may contain bacteria. During heavy rainfall, these bacteria can reach the swimming area and affect the quality of the bathing water.
Due to the aforementioned discharges, the pollution potential is assessed as slightly elevated.
Because of the high nutrient content in the lake, mass blooms of blue-green algae occur frequently. The potential for a mass bloom is considered to be elevated to high.
No mass proliferation of macroalgae or phytoplankton has been observed in the water body in recent years. The potential for mass proliferation is classified as low
.

The Department of Health, as the responsible authority, conducts regular tests of the bathing water at the swimming area.
The first bathing water sample is taken before the start of the season.
During the swimming season, from May 15 to September 15, samples are taken once a month. The water is tested for the indicator bacteria Escherichia coli and intestinal enterococci. These results are published, among other places, on the website www.hannover.de/baden and on the bathing water portal of the Lower Saxony State Health Office.

If the authorities become aware of a blue-green algae bloom, they will test the water for blue-green algae and issue an official warning regarding the acute occurrence
of blue-green algae. If large quantities of toxin-producing blue-green algae are detected, a swimming ban will be imposed and announced both on-site and online.