Beach Sampling Results - Good News-Bad News

Some beaches remain closed while a few others were opened following the latest beach water samplings by McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH).

Beach water samplings at 36 licensed beaches on were conducted Thursday, June 30th.

Closed

• North Beach 1, Silver Lake, Cary (re-sampling Friday, July 1st results Saturday, July 2nd)
• Indian Trails Beach, Woods Creek Lake, LITH (re-sampling Friday, July 1st results Saturday, July 2nd)
• Wonder Center, Wonder Lake (re-sampling Friday, July 1st results Saturday, July 2nd)

Opened:

• Highland Shores Beach, Wonder Lake
• Deep Spring Woods 1, Wonder Lake
• Lake Killarney East, Lake Killarney

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 www.mcdh.info or by calling (815) 334-4585.