Little River Park

Thornbury, Ontario
Managed by Swim Drink Fish Canada - Great Lakes Guide

Little River Park Beach is located in the community of Thornbury in the Town of the Blue Mountains. Situated on Georgian Bay, the pebbled beach is a great place for visitors looking to swim or just be near the water. The beach's washroom facilities, lifesaving station and playground make it family friendly!

WATER QUALITY
  • Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time
  • Historical Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on . 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 at
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CURRENT WEATHER
4°C
Clear and sunny
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MONITORING FREQUENCY

Little River Park is sampled weekly from June 1st to August 21st

SOURCE INFORMATION

Grey-Bruce Health Unit samples beaches every second week from late June to September. When sample results are shared online, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper updates Swim Guide. Lake Ontario Waterkeeper posts a beach as red when water quality samples fail the 100 E. coli/100mL provincial standard. Grey-Bruce does not always post a beach when water quality results fail.

Lake Ontario Waterkeeper follows provincial standard, which is why there might be discrepancies between information on Swim Guide and the information posted on the Grey-Bruce website.

Ontario beaches are monitored according to the province's Beach Management Protocol. The Protocol says that authorities must check water quality at least weekly from June 1 to Labour Day at beaches where there are formal swimming programs or lifeguards. Most municipalities do not actually begin sampling until mid June. Beaches in Ontario are posted when the geometric mean of 5 samples collected within a 30-day period exceeds 100 E. coli / 100 ml of water.

A Ministry of the Environment procedure says that a clean beach is open at least 95% of the swimming season, even if it is near a sewage pipe. This rule applies to every place that is public, accessible, and feels like a good place to swim. When all else fails, the Ontario Environmental Protection Act strongly states that no one can interfere with the use that you can make of a public waterway - like swimming!

WATER QUALITY GRAPH

Little River Park

Thornbury, Ontario
Managed by Swim Drink Fish Canada - Great Lakes Guide
WATER QUALITY
  • Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time
  • Historical Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on . 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 at
For water quality icon legend, click:   
CURRENT WEATHER
4°C
Clear and sunny

Little River Park Beach is located in the community of Thornbury in the Town of the Blue Mountains. Situated on Georgian Bay, the pebbled beach is a great place for visitors looking to swim or just be near the water. The beach's washroom facilities, lifesaving station and playground make it family friendly!

  • Report Pollution
MONITORING FREQUENCY

Little River Park is sampled weekly from June 1st to August 21st

SOURCE INFORMATION

Grey-Bruce Health Unit samples beaches every second week from late June to September. When sample results are shared online, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper updates Swim Guide. Lake Ontario Waterkeeper posts a beach as red when water quality samples fail the 100 E. coli/100mL provincial standard. Grey-Bruce does not always post a beach when water quality results fail.

Lake Ontario Waterkeeper follows provincial standard, which is why there might be discrepancies between information on Swim Guide and the information posted on the Grey-Bruce website.

Ontario beaches are monitored according to the province's Beach Management Protocol. The Protocol says that authorities must check water quality at least weekly from June 1 to Labour Day at beaches where there are formal swimming programs or lifeguards. Most municipalities do not actually begin sampling until mid June. Beaches in Ontario are posted when the geometric mean of 5 samples collected within a 30-day period exceeds 100 E. coli / 100 ml of water.

A Ministry of the Environment procedure says that a clean beach is open at least 95% of the swimming season, even if it is near a sewage pipe. This rule applies to every place that is public, accessible, and feels like a good place to swim. When all else fails, the Ontario Environmental Protection Act strongly states that no one can interfere with the use that you can make of a public waterway - like swimming!

WATER QUALITY GRAPH



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