Beach Swim Guide | Anne Arundel County Health Department

Beach Swim Guide | Anne Arundel County Health Department
Beach Swim Guide
To swim or not to swim? Use the swim guide from Memorial Day to Labor Day to check whether the water at your favorite Anne Arundel County beach meets acceptable bacteria-level standards for swimmers as determined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Maryland Department of the Environment and the Anne Arundel County Department of Health. Due to bacteria, viruses and other harmful microorganisms that are contained in natural bodies of water, there is some risk from swimming in them.
Preemptive Rainfall Advisory
After rainfall of 1/2 inch or more, all Anne Arundel County beaches are under a no swimming/no direct water contact advisory for at least 48 hours due to predicted elevated bacteria levels from rainwater runoff and increased health risks. Do not swim in cloudy, murky water. During the summer swim season, the Recreational Water Quality Monitoring Program will resume its routine sampling following the 48-hour period.
Warning!
The Department of Health warns against swimming to any individual who has an ear infection, a perforated eardrum, open cuts, scratches or skin lesions, or a compromised immune system. Do not swim in water areas where there is a fish kill or where there are any dead animals.
Recreational Water Quality is tested from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
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Beach Swim Guide
Chesapeake Bay
Magothy River
Patapsco River
Rhode River
Severn River
South River
Stoney Creek
Weems Creek
West River
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake North Map
Chesapeake South Map
Arundel on the Bay
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Bay Ridge at Bay Drive
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Bay Ridge at Lake Ogleton
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Bay Ridge at River Drive
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Beverly Triton Nature Park
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Cape St. Claire at Persimmon Point
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Cedarhurst on the Bay
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Fairhaven
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Franklin Manor
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Herrington Harbor South
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Highland Beach
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Oyster Harbor
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Sandy Point (East Beach)
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Sandy Point (Middle Beach)
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Sandy Point (South Beach)
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Saunders Point
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Magothy River
Magothy River
Bayberry
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Camp Whipporwhill
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Cape Arthur
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Cape St. Claire at Lake Claire
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Hunters Harbor
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Magothy Manor
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Moorings on the Magothy
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Mountain Point at Gibson Island
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Shore Acres
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Sylvan View
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Tar Cove at Sillery Bay
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Twin Harbors
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Upper Magothy Beach
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Patapsco River
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Atlantic Marina Resort
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Bayside Beach
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Ft. Smallwood Park
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Stoney Community Beach
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Venice on the Bay
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Rhode River
Rhode River
Camp Wabanna
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Ponder Cove
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
YMCA Camp Letts
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Severn River
Severn River Upper
Severn River Lower
Annapolis Sailing
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Arden on the Severn at Oakview
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Arden on the Severn at Pullen
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Arden on the Severn at Shore End
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Arden on the Severn at Valentine Creek
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Carrollton Manor on the Severn
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Colchester on the Severn
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Epping Forest
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Herald Harbor
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Hollywood on the Severn
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Linstead on the Severn
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Olde Severna Park
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Palisades on the Severn
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Pines on the Severn
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Round Bay at Round Bay Road
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Round Bay Main Beach
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Sherwood Forest Beach
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Sherwood Forest Pier
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
West Severna Park
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Whitneys Landing
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Winchester on the Severn
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
South River
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Cape St. John
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Chestnut Hills
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Edgewater Beach Sunny Section
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Glebe Heights
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Glen Isle
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Hillsmere Shores
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Loch Haven Beach
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Londontown at Arundel
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Londontown at Delmar
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Londontown at Highland
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Londontown at Midland
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Londontown at Silver Run
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Mayo Beach Park
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Selby on the Bay
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
South River Heights
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
South River Park Citizen Assoc (Beach)
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
South River Park Citizen Assoc (Pier 7)
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Turkey Point at Selby Bay
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Stoney Creek
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Elizabeths Landing
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Riviera Beach
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Sunset Beach
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Weems Creek
Weems Creek
Admiral Heights
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
West River
West River
Avalon Shores
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
West River Methodist Camp
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.
Westelee
Acceptable to swim unless a Preemptive Advisory is in effect.