Mackerel Cove Beach

Mackerel Cove Beach is located in the Town of Jamestown. Lifeguards are on duty during the summer swimming season. There is parking for $15/day (as of 2012). Beach stickers are available for residents of Jamestown only. For your convenience, there are restrooms. No pets allowed.

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Water Quality

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Current Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on July 20th, 2016. The Swim Guide updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on July 20th, 2016 at 10:48 AM.

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Current Weather

2°C

Mostly clear

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Source Information

The Rhode Island Department of Health does not share weekly test results. Only official beach advisories are shared publicly. The current threshold for triggering a possible advisory is 60 CFU of enterococcus per 100ml of marine water. When a test result exceeds this threshold, resamples are taken and other factors, such as weather and water conditions, are used to determine whether an official advisory should be issued. Swim Guide does not actively update Rhode Island beaches.Please note that smoking is banned at all Rhode Island public beaches.

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Other Beaches Near This One

Beach	Location	Water Quality
Bonnet Shores Beach Club Narragansett, Rhode Island	Narragansett, Rhode Island	Current Status
Fort Adams State Park Newport, Rhode Island	Newport, Rhode Island	Current Status
Plum Beach Club Saunderstown, Rhode Island	Saunderstown, Rhode Island	Current Status
Saunderstown Yacht Club North Kingstown, Rhode Island	North Kingstown, Rhode Island	Current 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.