Eastern Point

Groton, Connecticut
Managed by The Swim Guide

Eastern Point Beach is a small, sandy beach located at the mouth of the Thames River in Groton, Connecticut. It is a great place to bring your family as there is a supervised swimming area, shallow water, and a playground. After a relaxing swim, enjoy a picnic with lunch brought from home or purchased from the beach concession stand. Parking fees are in effect; visitors must have a seasonal sticker or pay the daily parking fee.

WATER QUALITY
  • Passed water quality tests at least 95% of the time
  • Historical Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on . The Swim Guide updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at
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CURRENT WEATHER
8°C
Clear
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MONITORING FREQUENCY

Eastern Point is sampled from May 15th to September 15th

SOURCE INFORMATION

Ledge Light Health District monitors water quality at beaches in this region from mid-May to mid-September. Water samples are collected at weekly from different bathing areas. Advisories are posted to the health district website.

Swim Guide checks the advisories daily, during the monitoring season.

A beach is marked Green when bacteria counts are below 104 units / 100ml of marine water or 235 / 100ml of fresh water,

A beach is marked Red when two consecutive samples exceed 104 bacteria units / 100ml of marine water or 235 / 100ml of fresh water

A beach is marked Grey when there is no recent or reliable information available.

WATER QUALITY GRAPH

Eastern Point

Groton, Connecticut
Managed by The Swim Guide
WATER QUALITY
  • Passed water quality tests at least 95% of the time
  • Historical Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on . The Swim Guide updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at
For water quality icon legend, click:   
CURRENT WEATHER
8°C
Clear

Eastern Point Beach is a small, sandy beach located at the mouth of the Thames River in Groton, Connecticut. It is a great place to bring your family as there is a supervised swimming area, shallow water, and a playground. After a relaxing swim, enjoy a picnic with lunch brought from home or purchased from the beach concession stand. Parking fees are in effect; visitors must have a seasonal sticker or pay the daily parking fee.

  • Report Pollution
MONITORING FREQUENCY

Eastern Point is sampled from May 15th to September 15th

SOURCE INFORMATION

Ledge Light Health District monitors water quality at beaches in this region from mid-May to mid-September. Water samples are collected at weekly from different bathing areas. Advisories are posted to the health district website.

Swim Guide checks the advisories daily, during the monitoring season.

A beach is marked Green when bacteria counts are below 104 units / 100ml of marine water or 235 / 100ml of fresh water,

A beach is marked Red when two consecutive samples exceed 104 bacteria units / 100ml of marine water or 235 / 100ml of fresh water

A beach is marked Grey when there is no recent or reliable information available.

WATER QUALITY GRAPH



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