Beach Closings Reported By McHenry County Health Department

McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) conducted beach water samplings at 36 licensed beaches on Thursday, June 23.  Two beaches are closed due to high bacteria levels –

Indian Trails Beach, Woods Creek Lake, Lake in the Hills (re-sampled today, results Saturday, June 25)

Lehman’s Beach, Lehman’s Lakeside Resort, in Marengo (re-sampling Monday, June 27, results Wednesday, June 29). 

Lake Killarney East, Lake Killarney, is on advisory and will be re-sampled Wednesday, June 29.   

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To prevent illness associated with swimming, 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.  The Department 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 the Department.  All beach water results and locations are readily available at the Department’s webpage at http://www.mcdh.info/ or by calling (815) 334-4585.