Biinaagami is a multimedia, change-provoking initiative rooted in Indigenous knowledges. Through ceremony, mapping, inclusive storytelling, augmented reality, experiential learning, community water hubs and ecosystem restoration, Biinaagami aims to rebuild just and healthy relations between wildlife, people and place in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence watershed.
This status is based on the latest sample, take on August 9th, 2023
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 11th at 3:47 PM.
Monitoring Frequency:
Lake Erie Beach is sampled
Weekly from
June 26th
to
September 15th
Water Quality Graph:
Interval:
Time Period:
About Lake Erie Beach
Lake Erie Beach is a sandy beach at Lake Shore Road and Kennedy Avenue. Here you'll find benches, grass for picnics and games, a children's jungle-gym and parking.
Source Information
Recreational public beaches in upstate New York are tested at least once every week typically from mid-June to September. Freshwater beaches in New York are posted when a single sample exceeds 235 E. coli / 100 ml or when the geometric mean of samples collected over a 30-day period exceeds 126 E. coli / 100 ml. Chapter I of the State Sanitary Code Subpart 6-2 includes more criteria for freshwater quality, but most monitoring agencies rely on the E. coli standard.
In addition to traditional sampling methods, Erie County Department Of Health uses a software program called Virtual Beach from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) model to predict water quality. Each beach has its own model which generates results based on historical data.