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Barnstable County Beach Monitoring Pass/Fail Results 2022
Barnstable County’s samplers officially began sampling beaches and analyzing the samples for fecal bacteria levels in the laboratory on Monday, June 6. Sampling occurs Monday through Thursday and results are posted daily.
Beaches are sampled weekly, with the exception of any beaches that have received a variance from the state to be sampled monthly. Those beaches are specified for each town. Simply choose a town below to view the latest sampling dates and results.
As of 6/23/22 all monitored beaches are OPEN.
Next Update: Friday, 6/24/22
| Town | Beach Name | Marine or Fresh | Date of Initial Exceedance | Date of Re-test | Re-test Pass/Fail | Re-test Pass/Fail | Re-test Pass/Fail | Re-test Pass/Fail | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastham | Salt Pond | Marine | 6/22/22-Geometric Mean Exceedance. Location is closed to swimming. | 6/27/22 | |||||||||||
| Harwich | Pleasant Road Beach | Marine | 6/23/22 | 6/24/22 |
| Beach Name | Marine or Fresh | Monitoring Schedule | 6/21/22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covells | Marine | Weekly | PASS | |
| Craigville | Marine | Weekly | PASS | |
| Cross Street | Marine | Weekly | PASS | |
| Dowses | Marine | Weekly | PASS | |
| Eugenia Fortes | Marine | Weekly | PASS | |
| Hamblin Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS | |
| Hathaway Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS | |
| Joshua's Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS | |
| Kalmus (Ocean) | Marine | Weekly | PASS | |
| Kalmus (Yacht) | Marine | Weekly | PASS | |
| Keyes | Marine | Weekly | PASS | |
| Loop | Marine | Weekly | PASS | |
| Lovells Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS | |
| Middle Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS | |
| Millway | Marine | Weekly | PASS | |
| Ropes | Marine | Weekly | PASS | |
| Sandy Neck | Marine | Weekly | PASS | |
| Veterans/Kennedy | Marine | Weekly | PASS | |
| Wequaquet Town Beach | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Beach Name | Marine or Fresh | Sampling Schedule | 6/9/22 | 6/10/22 (Re-tests) | 6/16/22 | 6/23/22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barlows Landing | Marine | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | |
| Cataumet Harbor | Marine | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | |
| Patiusset | Marine | Weekly | ***FAIL*** | RE-TEST PASSED | PASS | PASS |
| Gilder Road | Marine | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | |
| Electric Avenue | Marine | Monthly | PASS | |||
| Monument | Marine | Monthly | PASS | |||
| Sagamore | Marine | Weekly | ***FAIL*** | RE-TEST PASSED | PASS | PASS |
| Picture Lake | Fresh | Weekly | ***FAIL*** | RE-TEST PASSED | PASS | PASS |
| Queen Sewell | Fresh | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Beach Name | Fresh or Marine | Sampling Schedule | 6/21/22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crosby Landing | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Breakwater Beach | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Mants | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Paines Creek | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Point of Rocks | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Ellis Landing | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| First Light Beach | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Linnell Landing | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Saints Landing | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Slough Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS |
| Upper Mill Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS |
| Long Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS |
| Sheep Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS |
| Beach Name | Marine or Fresh | Sampling Schedule | 6/14/22 | 6/15/22 (Re-test) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oyster Pond | Marine | Weekly | PASS | |
| Hardings Beach East | Marine | Weekly | PASS | |
| Hardings Beach West | Marine | Weekly | PASS | |
| Ridgevale Beach | Marine | Weekly | PASS | |
| Bucks Creek (Ridgevale) | Marine | Weekly | ***FAIL*** | RE-TEST PASSED |
| Cockle Cove Beach | Marine | Weekly | PASS | |
| Forest Road | Marine | Weekly | PASS | |
| Pleasant Street | Marine | Weekly | PASS | |
| Jacknife Harbor | Marine | Weekly | PASS | |
| Lighthouse Beach | Marine | Weekly | PASS | |
| Andrew Hardings Lane | Marine | Weekly | PASS | |
| Schoolhouse Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS | |
| White Pond Town Landing | Fresh | Weekly | PASS | |
| Goose Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS |
| Beach Name | Fresh or Marine | Sampling Schedule | 6/22/22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayview | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Chapin Memorial | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Cold Storage | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Corporation | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Follins Pond | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Glendon Road East | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Glendon Road West | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Haigis | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Harborview | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Howes Street | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Inman Road | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Mayflower | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Raycroft | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Sea Street (Dennisport) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Sea Street (E. Dennis) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| South Village | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Sullivan (Depot Street) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Trotting Park | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| West Dennis (Resident) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| West Dennis (Snack Bar) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| West Dennis (West) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Clipper Lane | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Flax Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS |
| Princess Park | Fresh | Weekly | PASS |
| Scargo Lake | Fresh | Weekly | PASS |
| Beach Name | Fresh or Marine | Sampling Schedule | 6/22/22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boat Meadow | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Campground | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Cole Road | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Cook's Brook | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Dyer Prince | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| First Encounter Beach | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| First Encounter River | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Kingsbury | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| South Sunken Meadow | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Thumpertown | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Town Cove | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Salt Pond | Marine | Weekly | ***GEOMETRIC MEAN FAILURE*** Beach closed to swimming. |
| Great Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS |
| Herring Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS |
| Long Pond (Depot Street) | Fresh | Weekly | PASS |
| Minister Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS |
| Wiley Park | Fresh | Weekly | PASS |
| Jemima Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS |
| Beach Name | Marine or Fresh | Sampling Schedule | 6/22/22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapoquoit | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Megansett South of Jetty | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Old Silver 1, Resident's | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Old Silver 2, Public N | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Old Silver 2, Public S | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Bike Path (Trunk River) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| East of Bike Path/Trunk River | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Bristol 1 (East) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Bristol 2 (West) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Falmouth Heights 1 (East) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Falmouth Heights 2 (West) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Menauhant 1 (East) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Menauhant 2 (West) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Surf Drive (Mill Pond) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Stoney Beach (MBL) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Surf Drive (East) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Surf Drive West (Main/Concession) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Surf Drive Pool | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Wood Neck Beach | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Wood Neck River | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Ashumet Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS |
| Coonamessett Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS |
| Grews Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS |
| Beach Name | Marine or Fresh | Sampling Schedule | 6/8/22 | 6/9/22 (Re-tests) | 6/15/22 | 6/23/22 | 6/24/22 (Re-test) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Avenue | Marine | Weekly | ***FAIL*** | PASS | PASS (Sampled 6/16) | PASS | |
| Back/Bayview | Marine | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | ||
| Grey Neck | Marine | Weekly | PASS | PASS (Sampled 6/16) | PASS | ||
| Merkel Beach | Marine | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | ||
| Pleasant Road | Marine | Weekly | ***FAIL*** | PASS | PASS (Sampled 6/16) | ***FAIL*** | PASS |
| Red River East | Marine | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | ||
| Red River Middle | Marine | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | ||
| Red River West | Marine | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | ||
| Seabreeze Road | Marine | Weekly | ***FAIL*** | PASS | PASS (Sampled 6/16) | PASS | |
| Brooks Beach | Marine | Monthly | PASS | ||||
| Earle Road | Marine | Monthly | PASS | ||||
| Neel Road | Marine | Monthly | PASS | ||||
| Pleasant Bay | Marine | Monthly | PASS | ||||
| Wah Wah Taysee | Marine | Monthly | PASS | ||||
| Zylpha Road | Marine | Weekly | ***FAIL*** | PASS | PASS (Sampled 6/16) | PASS | |
| Bucks Pond | Fresh | Weekly | ***FAIL*** | PASS | PASS | PASS | |
| Sand Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | ||
| Hinkley's Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | ||
| Long Pond 1 (Cahoon Street) | Fresh | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | ||
| Long Pond 2 (Long Pond Drive) | Fresh | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | ||
| Long Pond 3 (Route 124) | Fresh | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | ||
| Seymour Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Beach Name | Marine or Fresh | Sampling Schedule | 6/8/22 | 6/9/22 (Re-test) | 6/10/22 (Re-test) | 6/15/22 | 6/21/22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seconsett Island Causeway | Marine | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | ||
| Callie's Beach (Waquoit Bay East Side) | Marine | Monthly | PASS | ||||
| John's Pond (Back Road) | Fresh | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | ||
| John's Pond (Old Brickyard Road) | Fresh | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | ||
| Santuit Pond Town Landing | Fresh | Weekly | ***FAIL*** | ***FAILED RE-TEST*** Beach closed due to high bacteria levels. | RE-TEST PASSED - Beach re-opened to swimming. | PASS | PASS |
| Santuit pond (#9 Santuit Lane Bryant's) | Fresh | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | ||
| Wakeby (Camp Farley) | Fresh | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | ||
| Wakeby Attaquin | Fresh | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Beach Name | Marine or Fresh | Sampling Schedule | 6/22/22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nauset Beach | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Skaket Beach | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Pilgrim Lake | Fresh | Weekly | PASS |
| Crystal Lake | Fresh | Weekly | PASS |
| Beach Name | Marine or Fresh | Sampling Schedule | 6/21/22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winston Ave. | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Town Landing 1 (Breakwater Motel) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Town Landing 2 (Snail Road) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| 637 Commercial Street | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| 593 Commercial Street | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Kendall Lane | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Atkins Lane | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| 451 Commercial Street | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Johnson Street | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| 333 Commercial Street | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Ryder Beach | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Court Street | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Atlantic Avenue | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Town Landing West of Coast Guard Station | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| West End Lot | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Provincetown Inn (East) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Provincetown Inn (Rotary) | Marine | Monthly | PASS |
| Beach Name | Marine or Fresh | Sampling Schedule | 6/7/22 | 6/14/22 | 6/22/22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Point Landing | Marine | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Noons Landing | Marine | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Pamet Harbor | Marine | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Cold Storage/Pond Village | Marine | Monthly | PASS | ||
| Ballston Beach | Marine | Monthly | PASS | ||
| Coast Guard | Marine | Monthly | PASS | ||
| Corn Hill | Marine | Monthly | PASS | ||
| Fisher Beach | Marine | Monthly | PASS | ||
| Great Hallow | Marine | Monthly | PASS | ||
| Head of the Meadow | Marine | Monthly | PASS | ||
| Longnook | Marine | Monthly | PASS | ||
| Ryder Beach | Marine | Monthly | PASS |
| Beach Name | Marine or Fresh | Sampling Schedule | 6/9/22 | 6/16/22 | 6/17/22 | 6/23/22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Baker | Marine | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | |
| Mayo Beach | Marine | Weekly | PASS | **FAIL** | RE-TEST PASSED | PASS |
| Cahoon Hollow | Marine | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | |
| Duck Harbor | Marine | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | |
| Powers Landing | Marine | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | |
| Indian Neck | Marine | Monthly | PASS | |||
| Maguires Landing | Marine | Monthly | PASS | |||
| Newcomb Hollow | Marine | Monthly | PASS | |||
| Omaha Beach | Marine | Monthly | PASS | |||
| The Gut | Marine | Monthly | PASS | |||
| White Crest | Marine | Monthly | PASS | |||
| Duck Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | |
| Great Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | |
| Gull Pond 1 (West) | Fresh | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | |
| Gull Pond 2 (North Sluiceway) | Fresh | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | |
| Higgins Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS | |
| Long Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Name of Beach | Marine or Fresh | Sampling Schedule | 6/21/22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bass River Beach (East) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Bass River Beach (West) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Bay Road | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Columbus Avenue | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Englewood Beach | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Parker's River Beach (East) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Parker's River Beach (West) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Seagull Beach (Back) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Seagull Beach (East) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Seagull Beach (West) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Seaview Beach | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| South Middle Beach | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Thatcher Town Park | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Wilbur Park | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Windmill Beach | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Gray's Beach | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Follins Pond | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Baxter Avenue | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Bayview Street Beach | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Colonial Acres Beach (East) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Colonial Acres Beach (West) | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Vernon Street | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Malfa Road Beach | Marine | Weekly | PASS |
| Dennis Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS |
| Flax Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS |
| Horse Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS |
| Little Sandy Pond | Fresh | Weekly | PASS |
| Long Pond (Indian Memorial) | Fresh | Weekly | PASS |
| Long Pond (Lyman) | Fresh | Weekly | PASS |
