Smith River, Island Ford Access

The serene Smith River on the Greenway!

Restroom Facilities are on site.
Walking Trails.
Kayak/Canoe launch!

COVID-19

Keep your distance from other people.

Practicing social distancing is still essential. Only go to the beach if you are able to keep 6 feet or 2 meters away from others. Follow the instructions provided by your local health authorities. If your community has asked that you remain indoors and away from others, do so. Spending a day in any crowded place is the worst thing we can do for our most vulnerable right now and will counter our efforts to curb the virus’s spread.

Water Quality

Passed water quality tests at least 95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on September 1st, 2022. Good Stewards of Rockingham updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on September 2nd, 2022 at 12:51 PM.

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Monitoring Frequency

Source Information

Good Steward's staff and volunteers monitor 8 sites bi-weekly from Memorial Day to Labor Day, switching to monthly after the swim season. Please see threshold explanation below or feel free to contact us! (336) 613-6109 or Steven@DanRiverkeeper.org

Sites are tested for E. Coli and follow the EPA standard of 235 colonies per 100 ml, expressed as most probably number (MPN), as measured by the IDEXX Quanti-Tray system.

A site is marked Green when results are equal or below 235 colonies/ 100 ML of water.

A site is marked Red when results are above 235 colonies/ 100 ML of water.

A site is marked Grey when there are no current results or there is no available information

Water Quality Graph

Beach	Location	Water Quality
Draper Landing Eden, North Carolina	Eden, North Carolina	Historical Status
Dan River Access Boat Launch - aka Eden Boat Ramp Eden, North Carolina	Eden, North Carolina	Historical Status
Settle Bridge Dan River Access Madison, North Carolina	Madison, North Carolina	Historical Status
Deshazo Mill Access - aka Deshazo Falls, Fall Creek Falls - Mayo River State Park Stoneville, North Carolina	Stoneville, North Carolina	Historical Status

Beach

Location

Water Quality

Draper Landing

Eden, North Carolina

Historical Status

Dan River Access Boat Launch - aka Eden Boat Ramp

Eden, North Carolina

Historical Status

Settle Bridge Dan River Access

Madison, North Carolina

Historical Status

Deshazo Mill Access - aka Deshazo Falls, Fall Creek Falls - Mayo River State Park

Stoneville, North Carolina

Historical Status

	Green means the beach’s most recent test results met relevant water quality standards.

	Red means the beach’s most recent test results failed to meet water quality standards.

	Grey means water quality information for the beach is too old (more than 7 days old) to be considered current, or that info is unavailable, or unreliable.

	Green means the beach passed water quality tests 95% of the time or more.

	Yellow means the beach passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time.

	Red means the beach failed water quality tests 40% of the time or more.

	This means that this site has been issued a Blue Flag status for the current swimming season. This status does not indicate current water quality.

	Red means the water at the site has water quality issues or there is an emergency.

	Grey means there is no current water quality information, the beach is under construction, there has been an event that has rendered water quality information unreliable or unavailable.