Rutherford Beach

Cameron, Louisiana
Managed by The Swim Guide

Rutherford Beach is located in Cameron Parish near Creole and Oak Grove communities. Its location near the mouth of Mermentau River make it a popular spot for canoeing and kayaking. Like other Cameron Parish beaches, it is also a popular place for fishing and birdwatching.

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Water Quality
  • Met water quality standards less than 60% of the time

  • Historical Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on October 28th, 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 November 1st, 2019 at 9:45 AM.
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Current Weather
18°C
Cloudy
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Monitoring Frequency

Rutherford Beach is sampled weekly from May 1st from October 31st.

Source Information

The Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals Beach Monitoring Program analyzes beach water for enterococci and fecal coliform bacteria from April to September. These bacteria represent those commonly found in sewage pollution, and which could cause disease, infections or rashes.

If bacteria levels are detected, DHH issues an advisory, and swim advisory signs posted near the shoreline are opened to advise beachgoers to refrain from swimming until bacteria levels are in compliance with federal guidelines.Samples are collected weekly on Mondays & Tuesdays and results are available Wednesday & Thursday from May 1st through October 31st. Swim Guide checks the website daily from Monday - Friday during the monitoring season.A beach is marked Green when the single sample results show Enterococci counts below 104 cfu / 100ml of water or when the geometric mean of 5 samples are fewer than 35 MPN (Most Probable Number) colonies of Enterococci per 100 ml of water and when the geometric mean of fecal coliform is under 200 mpn / 100 ml for samples taken over a 30 day period. A beach is marked Red when single sample results show Enterococci counts above 104 cfu/ 100 ml of water or when the geometric mean of 5 samples is greater than 35 MPN of Enterococci / 100 ml of water. Beaches are also marked Red when the geometric mean of fecal coliform is over 200 mpn / 100 ml for samples taken over a 30 day period. A beach is marked Grey when there is no current or reliable monitoring information available.

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Rutherford Beach

Cameron, Louisiana
Managed by The Swim Guide
Water Quality
  • Met water quality standards less than 60% of the time
  • Historical Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on October 28th, 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 November 1st, 2019 at 9:45 AM.
For water quality icon legend, click:  
Current Weather
18°C
Cloudy

Rutherford Beach is located in Cameron Parish near Creole and Oak Grove communities. Its location near the mouth of Mermentau River make it a popular spot for canoeing and kayaking. Like other Cameron Parish beaches, it is also a popular place for fishing and birdwatching.

Get directions to this beach
  • Report Pollution
Monitoring Frequency

Rutherford Beach is sampled weekly from May 1st from October 31st.

Source Information

The Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals Beach Monitoring Program analyzes beach water for enterococci and fecal coliform bacteria from April to September. These bacteria represent those commonly found in sewage pollution, and which could cause disease, infections or rashes.

If bacteria levels are detected, DHH issues an advisory, and swim advisory signs posted near the shoreline are opened to advise beachgoers to refrain from swimming until bacteria levels are in compliance with federal guidelines.Samples are collected weekly on Mondays & Tuesdays and results are available Wednesday & Thursday from May 1st through October 31st. Swim Guide checks the website daily from Monday - Friday during the monitoring season.A beach is marked Green when the single sample results show Enterococci counts below 104 cfu / 100ml of water or when the geometric mean of 5 samples are fewer than 35 MPN (Most Probable Number) colonies of Enterococci per 100 ml of water and when the geometric mean of fecal coliform is under 200 mpn / 100 ml for samples taken over a 30 day period. A beach is marked Red when single sample results show Enterococci counts above 104 cfu/ 100 ml of water or when the geometric mean of 5 samples is greater than 35 MPN of Enterococci / 100 ml of water. Beaches are also marked Red when the geometric mean of fecal coliform is over 200 mpn / 100 ml for samples taken over a 30 day period. A beach is marked Grey when there is no current or reliable monitoring information available.

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Cameron, Louisiana
Cameron, Louisiana
Cameron, Louisiana
Cameron, Louisiana
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