McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) conducted beach water samplings at licensed beaches on Thursday, July 22. Results are as follows--
Closed
LeVilla Vaupell 2, 1211 W Northeast Shore Drive, Griswold Lake
Dorothy Court, 211 Dorothy Court, Island Lake
Veterans Park, 332 W State Road, Island Lake
Advisory
Lake Park Beach, 300 Lake Shore Drive, Crystal Lake
South Beach 2, Lakeshore Drive, Silver Lake
Due to the ongoing heavy rains, beaches will be posted with Rain Advisory signs and additional sampling will be done on Monday July 26. All licensed beaches on the 13 lakes in McHenry County are tested every 2 weeks for E. coli throughout the summer to determine water quality. Additional and more frequent sampling is done when elevated bacterial levels are found. MCDH recommends refraining from swimming at least 2-3 days after heavy rainfall.
Water sampling results are reported to the appropriate beach authorities. Beaches that require an advisory or closing are posted with signs by MCDH. All beach water results and locations are readily available at the Department’s webpage at www.mcdh.info, by phone 815-334-4585 or email
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