Irish Bend Park

Irish bend is beach is an 'end of the road...then end of the paved road, behind the farm field' beach that will take a little 'doing' to get to. Located 3.2 miles NE of Monroe, OR, this remote sandbar beach is worth the travel if you are looking for a serene and quiet experience filled with great wildlife watching and perhaps a little fishing to boot.

This is a non improved site with no amenities so come with your water and anything else you might need to enjoy a beautiful day swimming here!

This site is sampled twice monthly from June 1 through October 1 and monthly from October 2- May 30.

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WATER QUALITY

No data available
Special Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on September 30th, 2014. Willamette Riverkeeper 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

9°C

Mostly clear

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MONITORING FREQUENCY

SOURCE INFORMATION

The Swim Guide will utilize the EPA standard for Oregon beaches.

There is currently very limited water quality monitoring of Oregon's inland swim beaches. The federal Beach Act does not cover freshwater or riverine beaches, and the state of Oregon does not monitor swim beaches or recreation sites on the Willamette River .

Willamette Riverkeeper monitors many major swim beaches along the length of the Willamette River system through their Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program. Sites are sampled twice monthly June through September. Between October and May, Beaches are sampled once per month.
In Portland, The Portland Boathouse Dock (adjacent to the Eastside Swim Bowl), Riverplace Marina Dock (adjacent to Tom McCall Bowl) and the Sellwood Park Dock are monitored by the City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services Water Quality Division.

The Swim Guide's safety ratings are based solely on E.coli levels. While E.coli concentration is a useful indicator of fecal contamination, there are many other potential sources of pollution on the Willamette that are not reflected in the Swim Guide. These include other bacteria, heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, high temperatures and pesticides.

WATER QUALITY GRAPH

Irish Bend Park

Monroe, Oregon

Managed by Willamette Riverkeeper

WATER QUALITY

No data available
Special Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on September 30th, 2014. Willamette Riverkeeper 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

9°C

Mostly clear

MONITORING FREQUENCY

SOURCE INFORMATION

WATER QUALITY GRAPH

Beach	Location	Water Quality
Monteith Park-Calapooia River Albany, Oregon	Albany, Oregon	Special Status
Wallace Marine Park Salem, Oregon	Salem, Oregon	Special Status
Seal Rock Seal Rock, Oregon	Seal Rock, Oregon	Historical Status
Nye Newport, Oregon	Newport, Oregon	Historical Status

Other Beaches Near This One

Beach	Location	Water Quality
Monteith Park-Calapooia River Albany, Oregon	Albany, Oregon	Special Status
Wallace Marine Park Salem, Oregon	Salem, Oregon	Special Status
Seal Rock Seal Rock, Oregon	Seal Rock, Oregon	Historical Status
Nye Newport, Oregon	Newport, Oregon	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.