Meadow Run Natural Waterslides

Managed by Youghiogheny Riverkeeper/Mountain Watershed Association

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Meadow Run is a popular stream for fishing and whitewater kayaking. Visitors often enjoy the Meadow Run natural water slides which are just upstream of Meadow Run's confluence with the Youghiogheny River in Ohiopyle State Park. Our monitoring location is upstream of the natural water slides, near the put-in for kayakers.

Note this is not a designated swimming area, though the water slides are popular among visitors. Swim at your own risk.

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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 September 19th, 2019. Youghiogheny Riverkeeper/Mountain Watershed Association 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

-3°C

Cloudy with a few clear breaks

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MONITORING FREQUENCY

SOURCE INFORMATION

Mountain Watershed Association will be testing popular swimming, wading, and paddling spots for E. coli so that users can make informed decisions about where to safely recreate! E. coli, and in particular one strain called O157:H7, is an emerging cause of foodborne and waterborne illness.

Our program follows the US EPA standards for recreational primary contact. That standard states that surface waters should not exceed an E. coli level of 126 MPN/100mL on an average.

A beach is marked Green when a sample results do not exceed this criteria.
A beach is marked Red when a sample exceeds this criteria.
A beach is marked Grey when there is no current or reliable water quality information.

Beaches and other designated swimming locations are tested regularly, but areas not designated for swimming (swimming holes, locations along the river) are often not. Most streams in the region will have some measurable level of E. coli, however, by limiting your contact recreation to areas with lower levels you can greatly reduce your risk of water-borne illness.

Throughout the swim season, May 1 to September 30, MWA will take weekly water samples in the Youghiogheny River watershed extending from the mouth of the Yough at McKeesport upstream to Confluence and at several locations on tributaries.

All of this data is easily accessible and updated every Friday on MWA’s website, www.mtwatershed.com and at theswimguide.org. Finally, you can sign up for text alerts to be notified when new data are made available.

Text “YoughSwimmableWaters” (no spaces) to 84483 to subscribe (data and messaging rates may apply)!

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