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Beach water monitoring

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Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

Beach water monitoring

This page provides information about Michigan's beaches. Here you will find information about Michigan beach closings, monitoring efforts and E. coli test results. The data in the beach monitoring system ("BeachGuard") are entered by the local health department offices. 

A preview of the BeachGuard map, showing various green dots over the metro Detroit beaches
A preview of the BeachGuard map, showing various green dots over the metro Detroit beaches

BeachGuard

Find out if a beach is safe for swimming by using our beach monitoring system - an interactive map of test results from local health departments.

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Contact Us

Shannon Briggs, BriggsS4@Michigan.gov, 517-290-8249