Sleeping Bear Dunes-Peterson Road Beach

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Sleeping Bear Dunes-Peterson Road Beach is a beautiful and secluded beach. From the beach visitors can view the bluffs along Sleeping Bear Point and Empire Bluff. Swimmers flock here on hot says, but parking is limited; some visitors simply park along the dirt road.

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Water Quality

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Current Status
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Source Information

The Michigan Department of Community Health and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality uses guidance provided by the EPA to develop ambient standards for E. coli. E. coli standards for water used for total body contact recreation are provided in the Michigan Public Health Code and Rule 323.1062(1) of the Part 4. A beach is marked Green the geometric mean of 3 samples collected at the same time is under 300 E. coli / 100 ml or when the geometric mean of 5 samples collected over 30 days is under 130 E. coli / 100 ml.A beach is marked Red when the geometric mean of 3 samples collected at the same time exceeds 300 E. coli / 100 ml or when the geometric mean of 5 samples collected over 30 days exceeds 130 E. coli / 100 ml.A beach is marked Grey when there is no current or reliable monitoring information available.

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Other Beaches Near This One

Beach	Location	Water Quality
Sleeping Bear Dunes-Esch Road Beach Maple City, Michigan	Maple City, Michigan	Current Status
Sleeping Bear Dunes-Platte Point Bay Lake, Michigan	Lake, Michigan	Current Status
Sleeping Bear Dunes-Otter Creek Lake, Michigan	Lake, Michigan	Current Status
Sleeping Bear Dunes-Platte River Outlet Honor, Michigan	Honor, Michigan	Current 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.

	Green means the beach has historically excellent or pristine water quality, but there is no current data.

	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.