18 MA Beaches Closed Due To Excessive Bacteria Levels

MASSACHUSETTS — Sun and swim season is about to kick off, but nearly 20 beaches across Massachusetts — from Great Barrington to Lynn — are closed due to excessive levels of bacteria, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said Tuesday.

Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, the state's Department of Conservation and Recreation opened 81 freshwater and saltwater beaches for the season. But the fun quickly came to a halt by the following weekend, when 18 of those beaches were temporarily shut down.

If a beach is closed, do not swim or enter the water at that location to avoid the risk of illness, the DPH said.

According to the state's beach water quality dashboard — which is updated daily at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. — the following beaches are closed due to bacterial exceedance as of Tuesday morning.

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Templeton, MA

Beamans Pond - Campground
Beamans Pond - Day Use

Ashby, MA

Damon Pond Beach

Greenfield, MA

Greenfield Municipal Bathing Beach

Ashland, MA

Hopkinton Reservoir-Main Beach
Hopkinton Reservoir-Upper Beach

Worcester, MA

Lake Quinsigamond-Regatta Point Beach

Lynn, MA

Lynn Shore Beach

Clarksburg, MA

Mauserts Pond

Westford, MA

NVSR: Tiki Pond 1

Great Barrington, MA

Old Maid's Park

Saugus, MA

Pearce Lake @ Breakheart Reservation

Townsend, MA

Pearl Hill Pond Beach

Winchester, MA

Shannon Beach @ Upper Mystic

Quincy, MA

Wollaston @ Channing Street
Wollaston @ Sachem Street

The following beach is closed due to harmful cyanobacteria bloom:

Natick, MA

Cochituate State Park Beach

And the following beach is closed for a reason not listed:

Great Barrington, MA

Lake Mansfield

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