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Popular Beach Reopens After One-Day Closure for E. Coli [UPDATED]

Also, here are a couple of great resources — one of them with a mobile app — to check beach quality before you head out.

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The beach at Lake St. Clair Metropark in Harrison Township reopened Friday, Huron-Clinton Metroparks Authority officials said Friday.

The beach had closed for one day due to elevated levels of E. coli bacteria.

However, the Macomb County Health Department said testing showed the E. coli levels to be below acceptable levels, The Detroit News repots.

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Our Earlier Report

The Lake St. Clair Metropark beach has been closed until further notice due to elevated E. coli levels, a spokesperson for Huron-Clinton Metroparks said in a bulletin.

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The rest 770-acre park, located at 31300 Metro Pkwy. in Harrison Township, is open and available during regular park hours, daily from 7 a.m.-10 p.m.

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality keeps track of closures and other conditions on its Beach Guard website.

Another great resource is the My Beach Cast offers a mobile app, which not only helps people locate beaches in the Great Lakes region, but also gives real-time information on water quality advisories, weather, water and wind conditions, and other valuable information.

My Beach Cast is supported in part with funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

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