Tawas City Park

Tawas City, Michigan

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Tawas City Park is located in Tawas Bay on Lake Huron, and the park is adjacent to Town Park Square in Tawas City. The park is mainly known for its 450-foot long pier equipped with lights for evening use. The parks also has a large swimming beach that offers nice views of the bay. Tawas City Park hosts the annual 4th of July Fireworks Show, as well as many Arts and Crafts shows throughout the summer.

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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 20th, 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 20th, 2019 at 8:05 AM.

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Current Weather

2°C

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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.

Water Quality Graph

Beach	Location	Water Quality
Tawas Point State Park East Tawas, Michigan	East Tawas, Michigan	Current Status
East Tawas City Park East Tawas, Michigan	East Tawas, Michigan	Historical Status
Gateway Park Beach Tawas City, Michigan	Tawas City, Michigan	Historical Status
Tawas Point State Park-Day Use Area Baldwin, Michigan	Baldwin, Michigan	Historical Status

Beach

Location

Water Quality

Tawas Point State Park

East Tawas, Michigan

Current Status

East Tawas City Park

East Tawas, Michigan

Historical Status

Gateway Park Beach

Tawas City, Michigan

Historical Status

Tawas Point State Park-Day Use Area

Baldwin, Michigan

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.