The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) has temporarily closed Bde Maka Ska 32nd Street Beach on Tuesday, June 4, because its routine monitoring for lake water quality found that E. coli bacteria levels exceeded state-specified guidelines.
This closure is likely due to the weekend’s rain and E. coli being washed into the lake from the landscape.
There are no reports of any illness from swimmers at either beach; however, the MPRB proactively closes beaches if bacteria levels exceed state guidelines. When the levels are within state guidelines, the beaches will re-open.
All other MPRB beaches are open and have acceptable bacteria levels.
More information
Get up-to-date water quality test results online at bit.ly/MPRBlakes
Lean about MPRB’s regular water quality monitoring at lakes and beaches
Swim Healthy
- Don’t swim if you or your child have diarrhea or are sick.
- Be careful to not get lake water in your mouth.
- Wash your hands before eating and after changing a diaper.
- Avoid swimming for 48 hours after a heavy rainfall, when bacteria levels can be high.
- Towel dry immediately after exiting the water to prevent Swimmer’s Itch.
- Do not swim in water that looks like “pea soup” or spilled paint floating on the surface.
- Keep children and pets out of blue-green algae scum.