Looking to head to the beach this weekend? Thankfully, Hurricane Debby should leave Massachusetts by early Saturday morning, giving the state some salvageable beach weather after a cold, rainy week.
However, almost 50 beaches are closed this weekend due to unsafe swimming water.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) states that swimming in the water at these closed beaches poses a threat of illness due to high levels of bacteria. Symptoms can range from nausea and vomiting to a sore throat and fever.
Here’s a full list of closed beaches to avoid this weekend.
What beaches in Massachusetts are currently closed due to bacteria?
A family enjoys the sun, the sand and the sounds of the surf at Nantasket Beach.
The following MA beaches, listed by town, are closed as of Thursday, Aug. 8:
Amherst:
Ashby: Damon Pond Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)
Athol: Ellis Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)
Beverly: Independence Park (Bacterial Exceedance)
Boston:
Constitution (Bacterial Exceedance)
Malibu (Bacterial Exceedance)
Tenean (Bacterial Exceedance)
Brewster: Upper Mill Pond (Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom)
Concord: Walden Pond (Other)
Danvers: Sandy Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)
Dartmouth:
Hidden Bay (Combined Sewer Overflow/Sanitary Sewer Overflows (CSO/SSO) event)
Jones Town Beach North (CSO/SSO event)
Jones Town Beach South (CSO/SSO event)
Moses Smith Creek (Bacterial Exceedance)
Freetown: Freetown Town Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)
Grafton: Silver Lake Beach (Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom)
Great Barrington: Lake Mansfield (Bacterial Exceedance)
Greenfield: Greenfield Municipal Bathing Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)
Harwich: Sand Pond (Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom)
Holland: Collette Drive Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)
Lynn:
Manchester: White (Bacterial Exceedance)
Nantucket: Sesachacha Pond (Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom)
Natick: Cochituate State Park Beach (Bacterial Exceedance, Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom)
North Andover: Stevens Pond (Bacterial Exceedance)
Oxford: Carbuncle Pond (Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom)
Rutland: Whitehall Pond Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)
Salem:
Shutesbury: Lake Wyola (Bacterial Exceedance)
Springfield: Bass Pond (Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom)
Swampscott:
Taunton: Watsons Pond (Bacterial Exceedance)
Templeton:
Townsend: Pearl Hill Pond Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)
Truro: Longnook (Other)
West Stockbridge: Card Pond Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)
West Tisbury:
Westminster: Crow Hill Pond Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)
Williamstown: Margaret Lindley Park (Bacterial Exceedance)
Winchendon: Lake Dennison State Park (Bacterial Exceedance)
Worcester:
Indian Lake Public Beach at Sherburne Ave (Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom)
Lake Quinsigamond-Regatta Point Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)
Shore Park (Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom)
Most beaches are closed due to bacterial exceedance, meaning the levels of bacteria in the water are higher than the limits set by the MDPH.
Those in the “other” category can be closed due to a variety of chemical or physical hazards, such as riptides and poor visibility.
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When will beaches in Massachusetts re-open?
According to the MDPH website, beaches can only re-open when their bacteria levels are back within the safe range, so there is no set amount of time for a closure.
The status of a closed beach can be checked on the website’s water quality dashboard, which is updated at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. daily.
This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: What beaches are currently closed in Massachusetts? See list
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