Which Massachusetts seashores are closed this Labor Day weekend? See checklist

Want to spend Labor Day weekend at a seaside in Massachusetts?

If so, you will need to keep away from the seashores closed attributable to unsafe swimming water. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) states that swimming within the water at these closed seashores poses a risk of sickness, usually attributable to excessive ranges of micro organism. Symptoms of water-borne sickness can vary from nausea and vomiting to a sore throat and fever, and even rashes and infections.

Heading into the weekend, 44 Massachusetts seashores are closed, in keeping with MDPH. Here’s the complete checklist.

What seashores in Massachusetts are at present closed?

The following Massachusetts beaches, listed by city, are closed as of Friday, Sept. 4:

• Amherst:
  • Puffers Pond at Mill Street (Bacterial Exceedance)
  • Puffers Pond at State Street (Bacterial Exceedance)
• Ashby: Damon Pond Beach (Other)
• Ashland: Ashland Reservoir – Main Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)
• Bellingham: Silver Lake (Bacterial Exceedance)
• Brewster:
  • Cliff Pond at DYS (Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom)
  • Cliff Pond at Main (Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom)
• Chicopee: Chicopee Beach (Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom)
• Danvers: Sandy Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)
• Dartmouth: Moses Smith Creek (Bacterial Exceedance)
• Franklin: Chilson Beach (Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom)
• Holden: Eagle Lake (Bacterial Exceedance)
• Lanesborough: Sunrise Beach (Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom)
• Lynn: Lynn Shore Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)
• Nahant:
  • Nahant Beach 1 at North/Ward Bathhouse (Bacterial Exceedance)
  • Nahant Beach 2 at Parking Section 12 (Bacterial Exceedance)
  • Nahant Beach 3 at Flagpole/Halfway (Bacterial Exceedance)
  • Nahant Beach 4 at South/Main Entrance (Bacterial Exceedance)
• Nantucket: Dionis Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)
• Pittsfield: Pontoosuc Lake – Decom Beach (Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom)
• Provincetown: Court Street (Bacterial Exceedance)
• Quincy:
  • Wollaston Beach at Channing Street (Bacterial Exceedance)
  • Wollaston Beach at Milton Street (Bacterial Exceedance)
  • Wollaston Beach at Rice Road (Bacterial Exceedance)
  • Wollaston Beach at Sachem Street (Bacterial Exceedance)
• Revere: Short Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)
• Salem:
  • Children’s Island – Back (Bacterial Exceedance)
  • Children’s Island – Wally (Bacterial Exceedance)
  • Juniper Point (Bacterial Exceedance)
  • Ocean Avenue (Bacterial Exceedance)
  • Osgood Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)
  • Willow Avenue (Bacterial Exceedance)
• Swansea:
  • Cedar Cove Club (Bacterial Exceedance)
  • Leeside Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)
• Tisbury:
  • Owen Little Way (Rainfall)
  • Vineyard Harbor Motel (Bacterial Exceedance)
• Upton: Upton Town Beach (Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom)
• Wareham: East Boulevard (Bacterial Exceedance)
• Westfield:
  • Hampton Ponds – Kingsley Beach (Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom)
  • Hampton Ponds – Lamberts Beach (Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom)
• Winchendon: Lake Dennison State Park (Bacterial Exceedance)
• Winthrop: Donovans Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)
• Worcester:
  • Indian Lake Public Beach at Sherburne Avenue (Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom)
  • Shore Park (Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom)

Most seashores are closed attributable to bacterial exceedance, that means the degrees of micro organism within the water are greater than the boundaries set by the MDPH.

Those within the “other” class could be closed attributable to a wide range of chemical or bodily hazards, comparable to riptides or poor visibility.

When will seashores in Massachusetts reopen?

According to the MDPH website, seashores can solely re-open when their micro organism ranges are again inside the secure vary, so there is no such thing as a set period of time for a closure.

The standing of a closed seaside could be checked on the web site’s water quality dashboard, which is up to date usually.