Smithton Beach

Managed by Youghiogheny Riverkeeper/Mountain Watershed Association

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Located on the Youghiogheny River at the Smithton Great Allegheny Passage trailhead. This is a developed access point with a parking area, path to the river, and a lovely gravel beach for swimming.

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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

-2°C

Cloudy

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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.

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WATER QUALITY GRAPH

Smithton Beach

Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania

Managed by Youghiogheny Riverkeeper/Mountain Watershed Association

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

For water quality icon legend, click:

CURRENT WEATHER

-2°C

Cloudy

Located on the Youghiogheny River at the Smithton Great Allegheny Passage trailhead. This is a developed access point with a parking area, path to the river, and a lovely gravel beach for swimming.

MONITORING FREQUENCY

SOURCE INFORMATION

WATER QUALITY GRAPH

Beach	Location	Water Quality
Butterfly Rock (Layton, PA) Layton, Pennsylvania	Layton, Pennsylvania	Historical Status
Youghiogheny River - Battlefield Park Boston Boston, Pennsylvania	Boston, Pennsylvania	Historical Status
Turtle Rock (Connellsville, PA) Connellsville, Pennsylvania	Connellsville, Pennsylvania	Historical Status
McKeesport, PA McKeesport, Pennsylvania	McKeesport, Pennsylvania	Historical Status

Other Beaches Near This One

Beach	Location	Water Quality
Butterfly Rock (Layton, PA) Layton, Pennsylvania	Layton, Pennsylvania	Historical Status
Youghiogheny River - Battlefield Park Boston Boston, Pennsylvania	Boston, Pennsylvania	Historical Status
Turtle Rock (Connellsville, PA) Connellsville, Pennsylvania	Connellsville, Pennsylvania	Historical Status
McKeesport, PA McKeesport, Pennsylvania	McKeesport, Pennsylvania	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.