Fresh Pond: Beach

Amagansett, New York

Managed by Surfrider Foundation - Eastern Long Island Chapter

Located on the edge of Fresh Pond Park in Amagansett, this beach provides calm swimming conditions for young children and a beautiful view of Napeague Bay. It is a great place to go crabbing, bird watching, or splash around in the shallow bay water. The Town of East Hampton runs its Sailing Instructing Program from the beach at Fresh Washrooms are available on the northwest side of the parking lot, along with picnic tables and a grilling area. There are no lifeguards, and parking is by East Hampton Town permit only.

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COVID-19

Keep your distance from other people.

Practicing social distancing is still essential. Only go to the beach if you are able to keep 6 feet or 2 meters away from others. Follow the instructions provided by your local health authorities. If your community has asked that you remain indoors and away from others, do so. Spending a day in any crowded place is the worst thing we can do for our most vulnerable right now and will counter our efforts to curb the virus’s spread.

Water Quality

Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on January 9th, 2023. Surfrider Foundation - Eastern Long Island Chapter updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on January 10th, 2023 at 4:17 PM.

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Source Information

Surfrider Foundation’s Blue Water Task force is a volunteer-run, citizen science initiative and water quality monitoring program. The Eastern Long Island Surfrider Chapter has partnered with two local organizations, The Concerned Citizens of Montauk, and the Peconic Baykeeper to sample 50 locations on Eastern Long Island including ocean and bay beaches, ponds and lakes that are used recreationally and creeks that discharge into these coastal waters.The Blue Water Task Force tests both marine and freshwater sites for enterococcus, a coliform bacteria that indicates fecal pollution. Water samples are collected weekly from June to September. Testing is conducted bi-weekly during the fall (October to December) and monthly from January to May.
Blue Water Task Force results are compared to water quality criteria established by the
EPA to protect public health in recreational waters. Test results are expressed as the Most Probable Number (MPN) of enterococcus cfu (colony forming units) per 100 mL
seawater by using the IDEXX Quanti-Tray/2000 MPN Table.
All water quality results are posted online for anyone to view or download at
go.surfrider.org/BWTF Weekly water quality reports are also distributed via email. Sign
up to receive these reports by emailing chenn@surfrider.org with the subject “Interest In Water Quality Alert.”

When a site is marked Green, they have meet the recreational water quality criteria (between 0 and 104 MPN/100
mL). When marked Red, results have exceeded recreational water quality criteria (above 104 MPN/100 mL).
All data can be viewed at go.surfrider.org/BWTF. Any additional questions about
Surfrider’s Blue Water Task Force program or our results can also be addressed to
Colleen Henn, chenn@surfrider.org.

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