Highland Beach

This beach is located in the small historic town of the same name. The town was incorporated in 1922, becoming Maryland's first African-American municipality. The beach, located on Chesapeake Bay, has been described as "simple, but wonderful".

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WATER QUALITY

Passed water quality tests at least 95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on August 21st, 2019. 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

7°C

Cloudy

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MONITORING FREQUENCY

SOURCE INFORMATION

Swim Guide checks for the latest information daily, Monday - Friday during the swimming season.

A beach is marked Green when there is less than 104 MPN (Most Probable Number) colonies of Enterococci / 100 ml of water for bodies of water that are sampled weekly or bi-weekly and 158 MPN colonies / 100 ml of water for bodies of water that are tested monthly.

A beach is marked Red when there are more than 104 MPN colonies / 100 ml of water for beaches that are tested weekly or bi-weekly and 158 MPN colonies / 100 ml of water for bodies of water that are tested monthly. A beach will also be posted if results from an area that has been resampled 5 times due to high levels of bacteria come back with results over 35 MPN colonies / 100 ml of water.

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

Maryland Healthy Beaches notification system has partnered with Google Earth to send updates. However, Swim Guide prefers to contact the Health Department directly as we are unable to determine the monitoring schedule Google Earth uses. The Anne Arundel Department of Health operates a 24-hour automated test results phone line at 410-222-7999.

A “no direct water contact” advisory is placed on beaches for 48 hours after a heavy rainfall, however the Anne Arundel County Department of Health’s website and The Maryland Healthy Beaches website are not updated.

WATER QUALITY GRAPH

Highland Beach

Annapolis, Maryland

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WATER QUALITY

Passed water quality tests at least 95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on August 21st, 2019. 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

7°C

Cloudy

MONITORING FREQUENCY

SOURCE INFORMATION

WATER QUALITY GRAPH

Beach	Location	Water Quality
Oyster Harbor annapolis, Maryland	annapolis, Maryland	Historical Status
Oyster Harbor Annapolis, Maryland	Annapolis, Maryland	Historical Status
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Annapolis, Maryland	Annapolis, Maryland	Historical Status
Bay Ridge at Bay Drive Annapolis, Maryland	Annapolis, Maryland	Historical Status

Other Beaches Near This One

Beach	Location	Water Quality
Oyster Harbor annapolis, Maryland	annapolis, Maryland	Historical Status
Oyster Harbor Annapolis, Maryland	Annapolis, Maryland	Historical Status
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Annapolis, Maryland	Annapolis, Maryland	Historical Status
Bay Ridge at Bay Drive Annapolis, Maryland	Annapolis, Maryland	Historical Status

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	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.