# Commission Decision (EU) 2018/229 of 12 February 2018 establishing, pursuant to Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, the values of the Member State monitoring system classifications as a result of the intercalibration exercise and repealing Commission Decision 2013/480/EU (notified under document C(2018) 696) (Text with EEA relevance), Division: Water category Lakes Geographical Intercalibration Group Alpine lakes

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Description of types that have been intercalibrated
Type
Lake characterisation
Altitude (m above sea level)
Mean depth (m)
Alkalinity (meq/l)
Lake size (km2)
L-AL3
Lowland or mid-altitude, deep, moderate to high alkalinity (alpine influence), large
50 — 800
> 15
> 1
> 0,5
L-AL4
Mid-altitude, shallow, moderate to high alkalinity (alpine influence), large
200 — 800
3 — 15
> 1
> 0,5
Countries sharing types that have been intercalibrated:
Types L-AL3: Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Slovenia
Types L-AL4: Austria, France, Germany, Italy

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/229/annex/division/1/division/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-229/annex/division-1/division-8
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