BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — As the Commonwealth gets ready for Independence Day celebrations, over 40 beaches were closed across the state on Wednesday.
Most of the closures were because of high bacteria levels detected in the water.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health updates the list of closed beaches every day at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. during beach season.
The following is a list of all the beach closures in Massachusetts as of Wednesday afternoon.
Ashby
Damon Pond Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Ashland
Hopkinton Reservoir-Main Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Boston
Tenean (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Braintree
Smith Beach, Bacterial Exceedance
Charlemont
Cold River Pool (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Chatham
Bucks Creek, Bacterial Exceedance
Chatham
Oyster Pond, Bacterial Exceedance
Clarksburg
Mauserts Pond (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Concord
Walden Pond - Main (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Walden Pond - Red Cross (DCR), Other
Dartmouth
Hidden Bay, Bacterial Exceedance
Dennis
Clipper Lane, Bacterial Exceedance
Follins Pond (Dennis), Other
Framingham
Waushakum Beach, Bacterial Exceedance
Gardner
Dunn Pond (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Great Barrington
Lake Mansfield, Other
Lunenburg
Hickory Hills (Hemlock Drive), Bacterial Exceedance
Lynn
Kings (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Milton
Houghton's Pond @ Bathhouse (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Nahant
Black Rock (Nahant), Bacterial Exceedance
Nantucket
Miacomet Pond, Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom
Washington Street, Bacterial Exceedance
North Andover
Berry Pond Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Orleans
Pilgrim Lake, Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom
Pittsfield
Lulu Pond Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Rutland
Whitehall Pond Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Salem
Camp Naumkeag, Other
Children's Island – Back, Bacterial Exceedance
Ocean Avenue, Bacterial Exceedance
Swampscott
Kings, Other
Swansea
Leeside, Other
Templeton
Beamans Pond - Campground (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Beamans Pond - Day Use (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Townsend
Pearl Hill Pond Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Truro
Longnook, Other
West Tisbury
Long Cove (Fresh), Bacterial Exceedance
Williamstown
Margaret Lindley Park, Bacterial Exceedance
Winchester
Shannon Beach @ Upper Mystic (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Winthrop
Donovans, Bacterial Exceedance
Pico, Bacterial Exceedance
Worcester
Lake Quinsigamond-Regatta Point Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
The MDPH said that if a beach is closed, people are advised not to swim or enter the water at that location to avoid the risk of illness.
For the most up-to-date information from the MDPH, click here.
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