Swimmers are being told to stay clear of the water at Dry Brooks Day Use Area at Blue Marsh Lake.
According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, water samples taken Thursday show high levels of E. coli bacteria. The swim beach will remain closed until bacteria levels return to a safe level for public use.
The restriction applies only to the designated swim area.
Picnicking, boating and other activities across the lake are not impacted by the closure.
The Army Corp of Engineers remind visitors that choose to enter the water for activities in other areas of the lake that the water in those areas is not tested, and that swimming at Blue Marsh Lake is at one’s own risk.
Source: Berkshire mont