Headed to the beach? Water at 71 Massachusetts beaches ruled unsafe and may cause illness

The water quality at public beaches in Massachusetts is required to be monitored. When the water quality is unsafe, the beach is required to be “posted” with a sign that indicates swimming is unsafe and may cause illness.

The beach closed closest to Fall River is Swansea Town Beach.

Here are the 71 beaches currently listed as of July 7th.

Agawam Robinson Pond Beach (DCR) Freshwater Bacterial Exceedance
Ashby Damon Pond Beach (DCR) Freshwater Bacterial Exceedance
Ashland Hopkinton Reservoir – Upper Beach (DCR) Freshwater Bacterial Exceedance
Athol Ellis Beach Freshwater Bacterial Exceedance
Beverly Brackenbury Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Beverly Dane Street – Bathhouse Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Beverly Mingo Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Beverly Obear Park Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Beverly Woodbury Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Boston Constitution Beach (DCR) Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Boston Malibu Beach (DCR) Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Boston Savin Hill Beach (DCR) Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Boston Tenean Beach (DCR) Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Brookfield South Pond Freshwater Bacterial Exceedance
Charlemont Cold River Pool (DCR) Freshwater Bacterial Exceedance
Chatham Bucks Creek Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Clarksburg Mauserts Pond (DCR) Freshwater Bacterial Exceedance
Concord Silver Hill Association Freshwater Bacterial Exceedance
Dennis Clipper Lane Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Dennis Follins Pond Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Duxbury Landing Road Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Duxbury West End Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Falmouth Old Silver – Public Beach North Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Framingham Learned Pond Beach Freshwater Bacterial Exceedance
Framingham Waushakum Beach Freshwater Bacterial Exceedance
Gardner Dunn Pond (DCR) Freshwater Bacterial Exceedance
Hingham Martin’s Cove Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Hingham North Beach Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Lynn Kings Beach (DCR) Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Lynn Lynn Beach (DCR) Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Marshfield Green Harbor Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Mashpee Mashpee Shores Assoc. Freshwater Algae/Cyanobacteria Advisory
Mashpee Santuit Pond – Bryants Neck Freshwater Algae/Cyanobacteria Advisory
Mashpee Santuit Pond Estate Assoc. Freshwater Algae/Cyanobacteria Advisory
Mashpee Santuit Pond – Town Landing Freshwater Algae/Cyanobacteria Advisory
Mashpee Trustees of the Reservation (Mashpee Pond) Freshwater Algae/Cyanobacteria Advisory
Mashpee Trustees of the Reservation (Wakeby Pond) Freshwater Algae/Cyanobacteria Advisory
Mashpee Wakeby-Attaquin Freshwater Algae/Cyanobacteria Advisory
Mashpee Wakeby Pond – Camp Farley Freshwater Algae/Cyanobacteria Advisory
Milton Houghton’s Pond @ Bathhouse (DCR) Freshwater Bacterial Exceedance
Monterey Benedict Pond Beach (DCR) Freshwater Bacterial Exceedance
Nahant Black Rock Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Nahant Nahant Beach (DCR) Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Nantucket Miacomet Pond Freshwater Algae/Cyanobacteria Advisory
Quincy Chikatawbot Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Quincy Germantown Firestation Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Quincy Wollaston Beach (DCR) Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Revere Revere Beach (DCR) Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Revere Short Beach (DCR) Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Salem Ocean Avenue Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Salem Steps Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Salem Willow Avenue Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Saugus Pearce Lake @ Breakheart Reservation (DCR) Freshwater Bacterial Exceedance
Southwick South Pond Beach Freshwater Bacterial Exceedance
Sturbridge Walker Pond – Main Beach Freshwater Bacterial Exceedance
Swansea Town Beach Bacterial Exceedance
Swampscott Kings Beach Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Templeton Beaman’s Pond – Campground (DCR) Freshwater Bacterial Exceedance
Templeton Beaman’s Pond – Day Use Beach (DCR) Freshwater Bacterial Exceedance
Tisbury Hilman’s Point Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Townsend Pearl Hill Pond (DCR) Freshwater Bacterial Exceedance
Wareham Forbes Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Wareham Swift’s Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Westminster Crow Hill Pond Beach (DCR) Freshwater Bacterial Exceedance
Winchendon Lake Dennison – North Camp Beach (DCR) Freshwater Bacterial Exceedance
Winchester Shannon Beach @ Upper Mystic (DCR) Freshwater Bacterial Exceedance
Winthrop Donovans Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Winthrop Halford Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Winthrop Pico Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Winthrop Winthrop Beach (DCR) Marine Bacterial Exceedance
Worcester Lake Quinsigamond – Regatta Point (DCR) Freshwater Bacterial Exceedance