This Week’s Beach Results from the Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit

Brockville – Here is the Weekly Beach Results from the Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit.

The following beaches are posted as unsafe for swimming this week:

CAUTION – The water is not recommended for swimming. The latest bacterial tests of the water indicated unacceptable levels of bacteria.

• Carleton Place – Riverside
• Merrickville – Merrickville Beach
• Mississippi Mills – Almonte Beach
• Smiths Falls – Smiths Falls Junior

Open beaches:

• Athens – Sand Bay County Park (Charleston Lake)
• Brockville – St. Lawrence Park
• Carleton Place – Centennial
• Elizabethtown – Lyn Valley Park
• Gananoque – Joel Stone Beach
• Kitley – Bellamy Park
• Lanark Highlands – Dalhousie Lake
• Lanark Highlands – Lanark Beach
• Lanark Highlands – Robertson Lake Beach
• Leeds and the 1000 Islands – Kendrick’s Park
• Mississippi Mills – Pakenham Beach
• North Elmsley – Rideau Ferry Yacht Club
• Prescott – Kelly’s Beach
• Rideau Lakes – Lower Beverly Lake Park
• Rideau Lakes – Portland Campbell Street Beach
• Rideau Lakes – South Crosby (Sand Lake) Beach
• Smiths Falls – Smiths Falls Senior
• Westport – Foley Mountain
• Westport – Westport Sand Lake

What Do the Beach Results Mean?

• OPEN – The latest bacterial test of the water indicated acceptable levels of bacteria and can be used for swimming and other recreation purposes.
• CAUTION – The water is not recommended for swimming. The latest bacterial tests of the water indicated unacceptable levels of bacteria.
• CLOSED – DO NOT USE The beach is closed for recreational use due to an identified health hazard/condition that makes the beach unsafe for use.
• N/A – Results are not available.

The Health Unit monitors 23 local beaches weekly throughout the summer season from June 28 to August 30, 2024.

For more info about the beach water testing program, visit: https://bit.ly/LGLBeaches