Swim Season and Water Quality Monitoring

Beach Swim Season and Water Quality Monitoring Frequency

For each beach: Presents information about the beach swim season, frequency of water quality monitoring, and frequency of reporting data to the EPA. The list is sorted by Jurisdiction, Year, County, and Beach Name.

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Jurisdiction
A code designator used to identify a principal administrative subdivision of a State, Tribe, or Territory.

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Year
The calendar year used to summarize data for a given Beach or Jurisdiction

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Beach Id
A designator used to uniquely identify a Beach within a context of an organization.

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Beach Name
Beach Name

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County Name
A name designator used to identify a U.S. county or county equivalent, or territory sub-region (island).

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Station IDs
Comma Separated list of Water Quality Stations used in a report filter

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Waterbody Name
Name of Great Waterbody

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Beach Act Beach
Beach Act Beach

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Tier
Jurisdictions rank their significant public beaches from highest risk (Tier 1) to lowest risk (Tier 4).  This is a ranking required in the BEACH Act grant program.

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Historical Record
Flag (Yes/No) indicating that the Beach is no longer actively monitored.

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Beach Length (MI)
Length of Beach in miles

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Beach Owner
Flag indicating that ownership of the Beach is either Public or Private

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Beach Access
Flag indicating that access to the Beach is either Public or Private

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Dormant
Dormant

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# of Swim Season Beach Days
Number of days in the Swim Season during the Year

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Swim Day Length (hours)
Time beach is open (in hours)

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Swim Season Start Date
Swim Season Start Date

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Swim Season End Date
Swim Season End Date

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Swim Season Monitoring Frequency
Frequency during the Swim Season that the water quality is monitored (sampled)

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Swim Season Monitoring Count
Number of times during the Swim Season that the water quality is monitored (sampled)

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Off Season Monitoring Frequency
Frequency of Water Quality Monitoring outside of the Swim Season

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Monitored Irregularly
Flag indicating that the Beach is monitored irregularly - not on a defined schedule

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Monitored Irregularly Comment
Monitored Irregularly Comment

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Monitoring Reporting Frequency
Number of times per-year that water quality monitoring data is reported to the US EPA

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Jurisdiction: AK, Year: 2025
Beach Id	Beach Name	County Name	Station IDs	Waterbody Name	Beach Act Beach	Tier	Historical Record	Beach Length (MI)	Beach Owner	Beach Access	Dormant	# of Swim Season Beach Days	Swim Day Length (hours)	Swim Season Start Date	Swim Season End Date	Swim Season Monitoring Frequency	Swim Season Monitoring Count	Off Season Monitoring Frequency	Monitored Irregularly	Monitored Irregularly Comment	Monitoring Reporting Frequency
AK493433	Kodiak - Frye Point Beach	Kodiak Island	-	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.33	Public	Public	N	100	24	-	-	1 PER_WEEK	14	0	Y	-	1 PER_YEAR
AK813073	Kodiak - Lighthouse Beach	Kodiak Island	-	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	1.03	Public	Public	N	100	24	-	-	1 PER_WEEK	14	0	Y	-	1 PER_YEAR
AK986964	Kodiak - Mission Beach	Kodiak Island	-	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.42	Public	Public	N	100	24	-	-	1 PER_WEEK	14	0	Y	-	1 PER_YEAR
AK416279	Skagway - Airport Beach	Skagway	-	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.31	Public	Public	N	119	24	-	-	1 PER_WEEK	17	0	Y	-	1 PER_YEAR
AK622042	Skagway - Nahku Bay Beach	Skagway	-	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.12	Public	Public	N	119	24	-	-	1 PER_WEEK	17	0	Y	-	1 PER_YEAR
AK568659	Skagway - Small Boat Harbor Beach	Skagway	-	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.11	Public	Public	N	119	24	-	-	1 PER_WEEK	17	0	Y	-	1 PER_YEAR
AK916382	Skagway - Smuggler's Cove	Skagway	-	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.05	Public	Public	N	119	24	-	-	1 PER_WEEK	17	0	Y	-	1 PER_YEAR
AK530904	Skagway - Yakutania East Beach	Skagway	-	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.3	Public	Public	N	119	24	-	-	1 PER_WEEK	17	0	Y	-	1 PER_YEAR
AK587418	Skagway - Yakutania West Beach	Skagway	-	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.04	Public	Public	N	119	24	-	-	1 PER_WEEK	17	0	Y	-	1 PER_YEAR
Count: 9												Sum : 1014
Jurisdiction: AK, Year: 2024
Beach Id	Beach Name	County Name	Station IDs	Waterbody Name	Beach Act Beach	Tier	Historical Record	Beach Length (MI)	Beach Owner	Beach Access	Dormant	# of Swim Season Beach Days	Swim Day Length (hours)	Swim Season Start Date	Swim Season End Date	Swim Season Monitoring Frequency	Swim Season Monitoring Count	Off Season Monitoring Frequency	Monitored Irregularly	Monitored Irregularly Comment	Monitoring Reporting Frequency
AK493433	Kodiak - Frye Point Beach	Kodiak Island	AK493433	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.33	Public	Public	N	100	24	05-30-2024	09-07-2024	1 PER_WEEK	14	0	Y	Monitored during recreational season.	1 PER_YEAR
AK813073	Kodiak - Lighthouse Beach	Kodiak Island	AK813073	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	1.03	Public	Public	N	100	24	05-30-2024	09-07-2024	1 PER_WEEK	14	0	Y	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2023 recreational season.	1 PER_YEAR
AK986964	Kodiak - Mission Beach	Kodiak Island	AK986964	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.42	Public	Public	N	100	24	05-30-2024	09-07-2024	1 PER_WEEK	14	0	Y	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2023 recreational season.	1 PER_YEAR
AK416279	Skagway - Airport Beach	Skagway	AK416279	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.31	Public	Public	N	119	24	05-14-2024	09-10-2024	1 PER_WEEK	17	0	Y	Due to sampler safety concerns, Airport Beach monitored during 2024 recreational season from 7/30/24 to 9/10/24.	1 PER_YEAR
AK622042	Skagway - Nahku Bay Beach	Skagway	AK622042	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.12	Public	Public	N	119	24	05-14-2024	09-10-2024	1 PER_WEEK	17	0	Y	Monitored during recreational season.	1 PER_YEAR
AK568659	Skagway - Small Boat Harbor Beach	Skagway	AK568659	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.11	Public	Public	N	119	24	05-14-2024	09-10-2024	1 PER_WEEK	17	0	Y	Monitored during recreational season.	1 PER_YEAR
AK916382	Skagway - Smuggler's Cove	Skagway	AK916382	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.05	Public	Public	N	119	24	05-14-2024	09-10-2024	1 PER_WEEK	17	0	Y	-	1 PER_YEAR
AK530904	Skagway - Yakutania East Beach	Skagway	AK530904	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.3	Public	Public	N	119	24	05-14-2024	09-10-2024	1 PER_WEEK	17	0	Y	Monitored during 2024 recreational season only; Airport Beach had sampler safety concerns and was replaced by Yakutania East beach from 5/14/24 to 7/9/24.	1 PER_YEAR
AK587418	Skagway - Yakutania West Beach	Skagway	AK587418	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.04	Public	Public	N	119	24	05-14-2024	09-10-2024	1 PER_WEEK	17	0	Y	Monitored during recreational season.	1 PER_YEAR
Count: 9												Sum : 1014
Jurisdiction: AK, Year: 2023
Beach Id	Beach Name	County Name	Station IDs	Waterbody Name	Beach Act Beach	Tier	Historical Record	Beach Length (MI)	Beach Owner	Beach Access	Dormant	# of Swim Season Beach Days	Swim Day Length (hours)	Swim Season Start Date	Swim Season End Date	Swim Season Monitoring Frequency	Swim Season Monitoring Count	Off Season Monitoring Frequency	Monitored Irregularly	Monitored Irregularly Comment	Monitoring Reporting Frequency
AK493433	Kodiak - Frye Point Beach	Kodiak Island	AK493433	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.33	Public	Public	N	100	24	05-30-2023	09-07-2023	1 PER_WEEK	14	0	Y	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2023 recreational season.	1 PER_YEAR
AK813073	Kodiak - Lighthouse Beach	Kodiak Island	AK813073	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	1.03	Public	Public	N	100	24	05-30-2023	09-07-2023	1 PER_WEEK	14	0	Y	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2023 recreational season.	1 PER_YEAR
AK986964	Kodiak - Mission Beach	Kodiak Island	AK986964	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.42	Public	Public	N	100	24	05-30-2023	09-07-2023	1 PER_WEEK	14	0	Y	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2023 recreational season.	1 PER_YEAR
AK416279	Skagway - Airport Beach	Skagway	AK416279	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.31	Public	Public	N	112	24	05-23-2023	09-12-2023	1 PER_WEEK	16	0	Y	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2023 recreational season.	1 PER_YEAR
AK622042	Skagway - Nahku Bay Beach	Skagway	AK622042	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.12	Public	Public	N	112	24	05-23-2023	09-12-2023	1 PER_WEEK	16	0	Y	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2023 recreational season.	1 PER_YEAR
AK568659	Skagway - Small Boat Harbor Beach	Skagway	AK568659	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.11	Public	Public	N	112	24	05-23-2023	09-12-2023	1 PER_WEEK	16	0	Y	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2023 recreational season.	1 PER_YEAR
AK916382	Skagway - Smuggler's Cove	Skagway	AK916382	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.05	Public	Public	N	112	24	05-23-2023	09-12-2023	1 PER_WEEK	16	0	Y	-	1 PER_YEAR
AK587418	Skagway - Yakutania West Beach	Skagway	AK587418	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.04	Public	Public	N	112	24	05-23-2023	09-12-2023	1 PER_WEEK	16	0	Y	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2023 recreational season.	1 PER_YEAR
Count: 8												Sum : 860
Jurisdiction: AK, Year: 2022
Beach Id	Beach Name	County Name	Station IDs	Waterbody Name	Beach Act Beach	Tier	Historical Record	Beach Length (MI)	Beach Owner	Beach Access	Dormant	# of Swim Season Beach Days	Swim Day Length (hours)	Swim Season Start Date	Swim Season End Date	Swim Season Monitoring Frequency	Swim Season Monitoring Count	Off Season Monitoring Frequency	Monitored Irregularly	Monitored Irregularly Comment	Monitoring Reporting Frequency
AK103349	Hoonah - Gartina Harbor Way Beach	Hoonah-Angoon	AK103349	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.43	Public	Public	N	93	24	06-07-2022	09-08-2022	1 PER_WEEK	13	0	Y	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2021/2022 recreational seasons.	1 PER_YEAR
AK998211	Hoonah - Inner Point Sophia Beach	Hoonah-Angoon	AK998211	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.36	Public	Public	N	93	24	06-07-2022	09-08-2022	1 PER_WEEK	13	0	Y	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2021 and 2022 recreational season.	1 PER_YEAR
AK802097	Kenai Peninsula - South Kenai Beach	Kenai Peninsula	AK802097-003	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.35	Public	Public	N	91	24	06-01-2022	08-31-2022	1 PER_WEEK	13	0	Y	Monitored before, during, and after personal use fishery.	1 PER_YEAR
AK549954	Ketchikan - Herring Cove	Ketchikan Gateway	AK549954	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.14	Public	Public	N	91	24	06-02-2022	09-01-2022	2 PER_MONTH	7	0	Y	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	1 PER_YEAR
AK346845	Ketchikan - Mtn Pt Cultural Food	Ketchikan Gateway	AK346845	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.21	Public	Public	N	91	24	06-02-2022	09-01-2022	2 PER_MONTH	7	0	Y	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	1 PER_YEAR
AK365539	Ketchikan - Rotary Pool	Ketchikan Gateway	AK365539	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.14	Public	Public	N	91	24	06-02-2022	09-01-2022	2 PER_MONTH	7	0	Y	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	1 PER_YEAR
AK909574	Ketchikan - SP Higgins Beach	Ketchikan Gateway	AK909574	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.48	Public	Public	N	91	24	06-02-2022	09-01-2022	2 PER_MONTH	7	0	Y	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	1 PER_YEAR
AK212340	Ketchikan - Sunset Beach	Ketchikan Gateway	AK212340	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.3	Public	Public	N	91	24	06-02-2022	09-01-2022	2 PER_WEEK	26	0	Y	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	1 PER_YEAR
AK508635	Ketchikan - Thomas Basin	Ketchikan Gateway	AK508635	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.48	Public	Public	N	91	24	06-02-2022	09-01-2022	2 PER_MONTH	7	0	Y	Monitored during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model	1 PER_YEAR
Count: 9												Sum : 823
Jurisdiction: AK, Year: 2021
Beach Id	Beach Name	County Name	Station IDs	Waterbody Name	Beach Act Beach	Tier	Historical Record	Beach Length (MI)	Beach Owner	Beach Access	Dormant	# of Swim Season Beach Days	Swim Day Length (hours)	Swim Season Start Date	Swim Season End Date	Swim Season Monitoring Frequency	Swim Season Monitoring Count	Off Season Monitoring Frequency	Monitored Irregularly	Monitored Irregularly Comment	Monitoring Reporting Frequency
AK103349	Hoonah - Gartina Harbor Way Beach	Hoonah-Angoon	AK103349	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.43	Public	Public	N	105	24	05-25-2021	09-07-2021	1 PER_WEEK	15	0	Y	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2021 recreational season.	1 PER_YEAR
AK998211	Hoonah - Inner Point Sophia Beach	Hoonah-Angoon	AK998211	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.36	Public	Public	N	105	24	05-25-2021	09-07-2021	1 PER_WEEK	15	0	Y	Monitored during recreational season; no enterococci exceedance of water quality criteria in 2021 recreational season.	1 PER_YEAR
AK802097	Kenai Peninsula - South Kenai Beach	Kenai Peninsula	AK802097-003	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.35	Public	Public	N	69	24	06-01-2021	08-09-2021	1 PER_WEEK	10	0	Y	-	1 PER_YEAR
AK549954	Ketchikan - Herring Cove	Ketchikan Gateway	AK549954	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.14	Public	Public	N	92	24	06-01-2021	09-01-2021	2 PER_MONTH	7	0	Y	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	1 PER_YEAR
AK406019	Ketchikan - Knudson Cove	Ketchikan Gateway	AK406019	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.18	Public	Public	N	92	24	06-01-2021	09-01-2021	2 PER_MONTH	7	0	Y	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	1 PER_YEAR
AK346845	Ketchikan - Mtn Pt Cultural Food	Ketchikan Gateway	AK346845	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.21	Public	Public	N	92	24	06-01-2021	09-01-2021	2 PER_MONTH	7	0	Y	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	1 PER_YEAR
AK168123	Ketchikan - MtnPt Surprise Beach	Ketchikan Gateway	AK168123	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.14	Public	Public	N	92	24	06-01-2021	09-01-2021	2 PER_MONTH	7	0	Y	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	1 PER_YEAR
AK544485	Ketchikan - Refuge Cove Beach	Ketchikan Gateway	AK544485	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.39	Public	Public	N	92	24	06-01-2021	09-01-2021	2 PER_MONTH	7	0	Y	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	1 PER_YEAR
AK439531	Ketchikan - Rotary Beach	Ketchikan Gateway	AK439531	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.19	Public	Public	N	92	24	06-01-2021	09-01-2021	2 PER_MONTH	7	0	Y	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	1 PER_YEAR
AK365539	Ketchikan - Rotary Pool	Ketchikan Gateway	AK365539	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.14	Public	Public	N	92	24	06-01-2021	09-01-2021	2 PER_MONTH	7	0	Y	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	1 PER_YEAR
AK909574	Ketchikan - SP Higgins Beach	Ketchikan Gateway	AK909574	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.48	Public	Public	N	92	24	06-01-2021	09-01-2021	2 PER_MONTH	7	0	Y	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	1 PER_YEAR
AK495900	Ketchikan - Seaport Beach	Ketchikan Gateway	AK495900	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.26	Public	Public	N	92	24	06-01-2021	09-01-2021	2 PER_MONTH	7	0	Y	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	1 PER_YEAR
AK466549	Ketchikan - Shull Beach	Ketchikan Gateway	AK466549	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.22	Public	Public	N	92	24	06-01-2021	09-01-2021	2 PER_MONTH	7	0	Y	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	1 PER_YEAR
AK212340	Ketchikan - Sunset Beach	Ketchikan Gateway	AK212340	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.3	Public	Public	N	92	24	06-01-2021	09-01-2021	2 PER_WEEK	26	0	Y	Monitored only during recreational season, building Virtual Beach model.	1 PER_YEAR
AK508635	Ketchikan - Thomas Basin	Ketchikan Gateway	AK508635	Pacific Ocean	Y	1	N	.48	Public	Public	N	92	24	06-01-2021	09-01-2021	2 PER_MONTH	7	0	Y	Monitored only during recreational season.	1 PER_YEAR
Count: 15												Sum : 1383

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