Fresh Water Quality
Environmental Health & Safety monitors bacterial levels in the water at beaches along the Russian River and at Spring Lake Swimming Lagoon by collecting and testing weekly water samples between Memorial Day and Labor Day. We also monitor blue-green algae levels along the Russian River.
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Russian River Beaches Water Quality Test Results
| Cloverdale River Park Beach | |
|---|---|
| Date Collected: | August 29, 2022 |
| Total Coliform: | 7,270 (per 100 ml) |
| Escherichia coli: | 20 (per 100 ml) |
| Beach Status: | Open |
Beach is open. Health risk is low for water contact. Bacterial levels are within State standards.
| Del Rio Woods Beach | |
|---|---|
| Date Collected: | August 29, 2022 |
| Total Coliform: | 1,918 (per 100 ml) |
| Escherichia coli: | <10 (per 100 ml) |
| Beach Status: | Open |
Beach is open. Health risk is low for water contact. Bacterial levels are within State standards.
| Camp Rose Beach | |
|---|---|
| Date Collected: | August 29, 2022 |
| Total Coliform: | 1,872 (per 100 ml) |
| Escherichia coli: | 20 (per 100 ml) |
| Beach Status: | Open |
Beach is open. Health risk is low for water contact. Bacterial levels are within State standards.
| Healdsburg Veterans Beach | |
|---|---|
| Date Collected: | August 29, 2022 |
| Total Coliform: | 1,607 (per 100 ml) |
| Escherichia coli: | 20 (per 100 ml) |
| Beach Status: | Open |
Beach is open. Health risk is low for water contact. Bacterial levels are within State standards.
| Steelhead Beach | |
|---|---|
| Date Collected: | August 29, 2022 |
| Total Coliform: | 789 (per 100 ml) |
| Escherichia coli: | 10 (per 100 ml) |
| Beach Status: | Open |
Beach is open. Health risk is low for water contact. Bacterial levels are within State standards.
| Forestville Access Beach | |
|---|---|
| Date Collected: | August 29, 2022 |
| Total Coliform: | 2,187 (per 100 ml) |
| Escherichia coli: | 10 (per 100 ml) |
| Beach Status: | Open |
Beach is open. Health risk is low for water contact. Bacterial levels are within State standards.
| Sunset Beach | |
|---|---|
| Date Collected: | August 29, 2022 |
| Total Coliform: | 1,904 (per 100 ml) |
| Escherichia coli: | 10 (per 100 ml) |
| Beach Status: | Open |
Beach is open. Health risk is low for water contact. Bacterial levels are within State standards.
| Johnson's Beach | |
|---|---|
| Date Collected: | August 29, 2022 |
| Total Coliform: | 1,259 (per 100 ml) |
| Escherichia coli: | 31 (per 100 ml) |
| Beach Status: | Open |
Beach is open. Health risk is low for water contact. Bacterial levels are within State standards.
| Monte Rio Beach | |
|---|---|
| Date Collected: | August 29, 2022 |
| Total Coliform: | 1,439 (per 100 ml) |
| Escherichia coli: | 41 (per 100 ml) |
| Beach Status: | Open |
Beach is open. Health risk is low for water contact. Bacterial levels are within State standards.
| Patterson Point | |
|---|---|
| Date Collected: | August 29, 2022 |
| Total Coliform: | 689 (per 100 ml) |
| Escherichia coli: | 10 (per 100 ml) |
| Beach Status: | Open |
Beach is open. Health risk is low for water contact. Bacterial levels are within State standards.
Downloads
- Download 2022 test results - all locations (PDF: 154 kB)
- Russian River sampling locations (PDF: 118 kB)
Spring Lake Swimming Lagoon Water Quality Test Results
| Sample Point 1 | |
|---|---|
| Date Collected: | August 30, 2022 |
| Total Coliform: | <1.0 |
| Escherichia coli: | <1.0 |
| Sample Point 2 | |
|---|---|
| Date Collected: | August 30, 2022 |
| Total Coliform: | 16.1 |
| Escherichia coli: | <1.0 |
| Sample Point 3 | |
|---|---|
| Date Collected: | August 30, 2022 |
| Total Coliform: | <1.0 |
| Escherichia coli: | <1.0 |
| Sample Point 4 | |
|---|---|
| Date Collected: | August 30, 2022 |
| Total Coliform: | <1.0 |
| Escherichia coli: | <1.0 |
| Sample Point 5 | |
|---|---|
| Date Collected: | August 30, 2022 |
| Total Coliform: | <1.0 |
| Escherichia coli: | <1.0 |
| Sample Point 6 | |
|---|---|
| Date Collected: | August 30, 2022 |
| Total Coliform: | 2.0 |
| Escherichia coli: | 2.0 |
| Sample Point 7 | |
|---|---|
| Date Collected: | August 30, 2022 |
| Total Coliform: | <1.0 |
| Escherichia coli: | <1.0 |
| Sample Point 8 | |
|---|---|
| Date Collected: | August 27, 2019 |
| Total Coliform: | 2,419.60 |
| Escherichia coli: | <1.0 |
| Boat Dock | |
|---|---|
| Date Collected: | August 22, 2022 |
| Total Coliform: | 1,986.3 |
| Escherichia coli: | 4.1 |
Downloads
- Download 2022 test results - all locations (PDF: 112 kB)
- Spring Lake Lagoon sampling locations
- Information on swimmer's itch from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
State Standards
| Total Coliform | Escherichia coli |
|---|---|
| 10,000 per 100 ml | 235 per 100 ml |