Hermits Lake Beach

Crown Point, Indiana

Managed by Swim Drink Fish Canada - Great Lakes Guide

When visiting Hermits Lake Beach be sure to make a trip to Indiana Dunes State Park and Hoosier Prairie State Nature Preserve. Close to the beach, you will find a number of antique shops, flea markets, and great fishing opportunities.

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Water Quality

Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on August 22nd, 2019. Swim Drink Fish Canada - Great Lakes Guide updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on August 29th, 2019 at 12:56 PM.

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Current Weather

-8°C

Mostly clear

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Source Information

Indiana beaches are posted when a single sample exceeds 235 E. coli / 100 ml.In the USA, the Environmental Protection Agency has two sets of recommendations for freshwater and marine beaches. A single sample at a freshwater beach should not exceed 235 E. coli / 100 ml of water. A single sample at a marine beach should not exceed 104 Enterococci / 100 ml of water. The geometric mean of 5 samples from a freshwater beach should not exceed 126 E. coli / 100 ml of water. The geometric mean of 5 samples from a marine beach should not exceed 35 Enterococci / 100 ml of water. States may choose to use this standard or they may substitute a standard that is "as protective as" the EPA's recommendation. The Beach Act is the nation's primary beach protection law.

Water Quality Graph

Beach	Location	Water Quality
Buffington Harbor Beach East Chicago, Indiana	East Chicago, Indiana	Historical Status
Jeorse Park Beach I East Chicago, Indiana	East Chicago, Indiana	Historical Status
Lake Street Beach Gary, Indiana	Gary, Indiana	Historical Status
Marquette Park Beach Gary, Indiana	Gary, Indiana	Historical Status

Beach

Location

Water Quality

Buffington Harbor Beach

East Chicago, Indiana

Historical Status

Jeorse Park Beach I

East Chicago, Indiana

Historical Status

Lake Street Beach

Gary, Indiana

Historical Status

Marquette Park Beach

Gary, Indiana

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.

	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.