SWIM GUIDE SAMPLING
Swim Guide delivers free real-time water quality information for over 7,000 beaches, lakes, rivers, and swimming holes in Canada, the U.S., Mexico, the Bahamas, Ireland, France, New Zealand, and Australia. It helps you easily find your closest beaches, know at a glance which ones are safe for swimming, and share your love of beaches with friends and family.
Created and managed by Swim Drink Fish Canada (formerly Lake Ontario Waterkeeper), Swim Guide can be used by any public interest club, organization, or agency to share beach information with the public.
Want to help us out? Please consider sponsoring one water sample for Swim Guide for $30, or sponsor a site for the entire summer for $500 here!
RESULTS
WEEK OF May 28, 2026
This week's Swim Guide results are in. 9 out of 26 sites passed this week. Yadkin Riverkeeper and volunteers collect water samples weekly during the summer to test for E. Coli at river and lake accesses.
Due to the high amount of precipitation earlier this week, there are currently elevated E. Coli levels in the river.
If you'd like to support the the Swim Guide program, you can become a sponsor through this link:
https://www.yadkinriverkeeper.org/swim-guide-sponsorship
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Yadkin Riverkeepers evalúan la calidad del agua en 26 sitios de la cuenca de Yadkin cada miércoles. Examinamos el nivel de la bacteria E. coli en el agua para determinar si están a salvo para nadar y remar en el río y los lagos. Un sitio fallaría la guía de seguridad si el nivel de E. coli es más de 235 cfu/100 mL de agua. Publicamos los resultados cada jueves por la tarde.
WEEK OF MAY 21, 2026
Our first week of Swim Guide results are in! 18 out of 21 sites sampled this week passed! Yadkin Riverkeeper and volunteers collect water samples weekly to test for E. coli at river and lake accesses.
Due to the drought, there are low water levels at Kerr Scott Lake. We will not be sampling at Fort Hamby, Boomer, and Berry Mountain until the public beaches open. With the rain and resulting runoff this weekend, it is likely bacteria levels will increase; please take extra precautions when enjoying the river!
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¡Tenemos los resultados de la Guía de Natación esta semana! 18 de 21 sitios pasaron la guía de seguridad. Debido a la sequía, los niveles del lago son bajos en el lago Kerr Scott. No recogeremos muestras de agua en Fort Hamby, Boomer y Berry Mountain hasta que las playas públicas abran. Con la lluvia y la escorrentía este fin de semana, es probable que los niveles de bacterias aumenten; por favor tome precauciones adicionales cuando disfrute del río!