Dozens of Mass. Beaches Closed Due To Bacterial Exceedance

BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has updated their list of beach closures due to high bacteria levels.

Dozens of beaches, lakes and ponds are closed as of Wednesday, mainly excess levels of bacteria in the water or other contaminants. Here are the towns and beaches impacted by the closures according to the Mass. Department of Public Health.

ASHBY:

Damon Pond Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance

ASHLAND:

Hopkinton Reservoir – Main Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance

BOSTON:

Constitution Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance

Malibu Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance

Tenean Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance

CLARKSBURG:

Mauserts Pond (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance

CONCORD:

Walden Pond - Red Cross (DCR), Unspecified Reason

FRAMINGHAM:

Waushakum Beach, Bacterial Exceedance

GARDNER:

Dunn Pond (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance

GREAT BARRINGTON:

Lake Mansfield, Unspecified Reason

LOWELL:

Merrimack River – Bath House, Bacterial Exceedance

LYNN:

King’s Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance

MASHPEE: 

Attaquin Park (Mashpee-Wakeby Pond), Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom

MILTON:

Houghton's Pond @ Bathhouse (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance

NANTUCKET:

Miacomet Pond, Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom

ORLEANS:

Pilgrim Lake, Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom

QUINCY:

Wollaston Beach @ Channing Street (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance

Wollaston Beach @ Milton Street (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance

Wollaston Beach @ Rice Road (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance

Wollaston Beach @ Sachem Street (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance

SALEM:

Camp Naumkeag, Unspecified Reason

Children’s Island – Back, Bacterial Exceedance

TEMPLETON:

Beamans Pond - Campground (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance         

Beamans Pond - Day Use (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance    

WINCHESTER:

Shannon Beach @ Upper Mystic (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance

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