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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — As a weekend of uncomfortably hot temperatures approaches the area, several beaches across Massachusetts are closed across the state on Friday.
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 Friday afternoon.
Ashby
Damon Pond Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Ashland
Ashland Reservoir-Main Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Hopkinton Reservoir-Main Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Hopkinton Reservoir-Upper Beach (DCR), Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom
Ayer
Ayer Town Beach, Bacterial Exceedance
Barnstable
Keyes Beach (Sea Street), Bacterial Exceedance
Boston
Tenean (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Braintree
Smith Beach, Bacterial Exceedance
Charlemont
Cold River Pool (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Chatham
Bucks Creek, Bacterial Exceedance
Clarksburg
Mauserts Pond (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Concord
Walden Pond - Red Cross (DCR), Other
Danvers
Sandy Beach (Danvers), Bacterial Exceedance
Dennis
Clipper Lane, Bacterial Exceedance
Gardner
Dunn Pond (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Great Barrington
Lake Mansfield, Other
Lunenburg
Lunenburg Town Beach, Bacterial Exceedance
Lynn
Kings (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Marblehead
Grace Oliver, Bacterial Exceedance
Mashpee
John's Pond (Public), Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom
Nahant
Black Rock (Nahant), Bacterial Exceedance
Nantucket
Washing Pond, Bacterial Exceedance
North Andover
Berry Pond Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Provincetown
637 Commercial Street, Bacterial Exceedance
Quincy
Broady (Baker), 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
Templeton
Beamans Pond - Campground (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Beamans Pond - Day Use (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Truro
Longnook, Other
West Stockbridge
Card Pond Beach, Bacterial Exceedance
West Tisbury
Long Cove (Fresh), Bacterial Exceedance
Winchester
Shannon Beach @ Upper Mystic (DCR), 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.
Yarmouth
Vernon Street, Bacterial Exceedance
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