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MCDH: 1 LITH Beach Closed, Another on Advisory
The MCDH took water samples Thursday and found high levels of bacteria and Indian Trail Beach and Butch Hagele Beach, both in Lake in the Hills.
One Lake in the Hills beach has been closed and another placed on advisory by the McHenry County Department of Health due to high bacteria levels, according to a MCDH press release Friday.
in Lake in the Hills has been closed while in Lake in the Hills has been placed on an advisory, according to the MCDH press release. Indian Trail Beach has not yet officially opened for the summer season but was slated to on June 4 at 10 a.m.
The beach samplings were conducted on Thursday and all of the beaches placed on advisory will be re-sampled in the next week, according to the release. The MCDH will re-sample the beaches that were closed Friday.
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Other beaches placed on an advisory include:
- Lake Killarney East, Lake Killarney, Cary
- Morrison Park Beach, Lily Lake, Lakemoor
- Deep Spring Woods 1, Wonder Lake
- Park & Beach in McCullom Lake
In addition to Indian Trails Beach in Lake in the Hills, the following three beaches are closed and will be re-sampled Friday:
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- Sunrise Ridge, Wonder Lake
- Highland Shores, Wonder Lake
- Lehman’s Beach, Lehman’s Lakeside Resort
To read more on what warrants a beach closure, visit the MCDH website. For updated information on beach closings or to see if a beach has re-opened or been taken off advisory, visit the county's beach water testing page.
Beach Testing
The MCDH provided the following additional information on beach testing in its Friday press release:
To prevent illness associated with swimming, all licensed beaches on the 13 lakes in McHenry County are tested every 2 weeks for E. coli throughout the summer to determine water quality.
Additional and more frequent sampling is done when elevated bacterial levels are found. The Department recommends refraining from swimming at least 2-3 days after heavy rainfall.
Water sampling results are reported to the appropriate beach authorities. Beaches that require an advisory or closing are posted with signs by the Department.
All beach water results and locations are readily available at the Department’s webpage at www.mcdh.info or by calling (815) 334-4585.
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