Lake St. Clair Metropark Beach

Harrison charter Township, Michigan
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The Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority (HCMA) operates over a dozen parks in southeast Michigan that offer recreation including hiking, swimming, boating, fishing and cross-country skiing. Metro Beach is 770-acre facility that includes 1.25 miles of Lake St. Clair frontage, a large lake beach area, swimming pool with water slides, picnic areas and shelters, three marinas, day sail area, nature center, a nature interpretive area, a paved hike/bike trail, boat launch, an 18-hole par 3 golf course and an 18-hole adventure golf course. An open-air pavilion offers day and evening concerts during the summer months. In the winter, park users enjoy ice-fishing, ice skating, and cross-country skiing, weather permitting.

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Water Quality
  • Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time

  • Historical Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on September 30th, 2019. Swim Drink Fish Canada - Great Lakes Guide updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on September 30th, 2019 at 11:10 AM.
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Current Weather
-5°C
Clear
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Monitoring Frequency

Lake St. Clair Metropark Beach is sampled daily from April 24th from September 1st.

Source Information

Recreational public beaches in Michigan are tested several times a week, typically from May to September. Officially, the water is tested for recreational standards from May 1 to October 31.

The Michigan Department of Community Health and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality uses guidance provided by the EPA to develop ambient standards for E. coli. E. coli standards for water used for total body contact recreation are provided in the Michigan Public Health Code and Rule 323.1062(1) of the Part 4. A beach is marked Green the geometric mean of 3 samples collected at the same time is under 300 E. coli / 100 ml or when the geometric mean of 5 samples collected over 30 days is under 130 E. coli / 100 ml.A beach is marked Red when the geometric mean of 3 samples collected at the same time exceeds 300 E. coli / 100 ml or when the geometric mean of 5 samples collected over 30 days exceeds 130 E. coli / 100 ml.A beach is marked Grey when there is no current or reliable monitoring information available.

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Lake St. Clair Metropark Beach

Harrison charter Township, Michigan
Managed by Swim Drink Fish Canada - Great Lakes Guide
Water Quality
  • Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time
  • Historical Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on September 30th, 2019. Swim Drink Fish Canada - Great Lakes Guide updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on September 30th, 2019 at 11:10 AM.
For water quality icon legend, click:  
Current Weather
-5°C
Clear

The Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority (HCMA) operates over a dozen parks in southeast Michigan that offer recreation including hiking, swimming, boating, fishing and cross-country skiing. Metro Beach is 770-acre facility that includes 1.25 miles of Lake St. Clair frontage, a large lake beach area, swimming pool with water slides, picnic areas and shelters, three marinas, day sail area, nature center, a nature interpretive area, a paved hike/bike trail, boat launch, an 18-hole par 3 golf course and an 18-hole adventure golf course. An open-air pavilion offers day and evening concerts during the summer months. In the winter, park users enjoy ice-fishing, ice skating, and cross-country skiing, weather permitting.

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Monitoring Frequency

Lake St. Clair Metropark Beach is sampled daily from April 24th from September 1st.

Source Information

Recreational public beaches in Michigan are tested several times a week, typically from May to September. Officially, the water is tested for recreational standards from May 1 to October 31.

The Michigan Department of Community Health and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality uses guidance provided by the EPA to develop ambient standards for E. coli. E. coli standards for water used for total body contact recreation are provided in the Michigan Public Health Code and Rule 323.1062(1) of the Part 4. A beach is marked Green the geometric mean of 3 samples collected at the same time is under 300 E. coli / 100 ml or when the geometric mean of 5 samples collected over 30 days is under 130 E. coli / 100 ml.A beach is marked Red when the geometric mean of 3 samples collected at the same time exceeds 300 E. coli / 100 ml or when the geometric mean of 5 samples collected over 30 days exceeds 130 E. coli / 100 ml.A beach is marked Grey when there is no current or reliable monitoring information available.

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