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Croton Point Beach

Croton Point Park Beach

About this location:

Croton, NY
Croton Point Park has a designated public swimming beach, operated by Westchester County. There is also a high volume of recreational boats, kayaking and fishing.

Agencies Responsible:

Westchester County Dept. of Health: 914-813-5000 and NYSDEC Region 3: 914-428-2505

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Basic Sampling Data

Physical, chemical and biological properties of the surface water that are measured continuously while the patrol boat is underway.

Water Quality, Enterococcus Count and Precipitation

42 Samples taken

Sample Date [i] Enterococcus
Count
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Enterococcus Count

Enterococcus is a commonly used indicator of water quality and sewage contamination.

Quality Rain, day
of (in)		 Prior Day 2 Days
Prior		 3 Days
Prior		 5 Days
Prior
10/11/2012 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2
09/11/2012 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.1
08/14/2012 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
07/17/2012 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2
06/12/2012 10 Acceptable 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6
05/16/2012 <10 Acceptable 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
10/20/2011 31 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
09/15/2011 31 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/17/2011 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.4 3.4
07/18/2011 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/28/2011 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1
05/17/2011 169 Unacceptable 1.2 1.2 2.0 2.0 2.0
10/13/2010 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3
09/12/2010 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/18/2010 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.5
07/22/2010 41 Possible Risk 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.5 1.5
06/16/2010 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
05/22/2010 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6
10/20/2009 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
09/15/2009 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
08/22/2009 20 Acceptable 0.6 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
08/21/2009 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/29/2009 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5
06/23/2009 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.7 3.5
06/08/2009 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.7
05/13/2009 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
10/21/2008 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/23/2008 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/21/2008 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/15/2008 <10 Acceptable 0.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
06/25/2008 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3
06/16/2008 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 1.7
05/20/2008 35 Possible Risk 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 1.2
09/09/2007 2 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/23/2007 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.4 1.5
07/16/2007 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
06/20/2007 <10 Acceptable 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
05/21/2007 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.1
04/25/2007 17 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12/06/2006 16 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
10/20/2006 10 Acceptable 0.4 0.5 0.5 1.6 1.6
09/19/2006 2 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7

Basic Sampling Data

42 Samples taken

Sample Date [i] Enterococcus
Count
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Enterococcus Count

Enterococcus is a commonly used indicator of water quality and sewage contamination.

Quality Temperature
(f)		 Salinity Chlorophyll Turbidity Oxygen
10/11/2012 10 Acceptable 63.3 3.8 5.3 46.3 93.0
09/11/2012 <10 Acceptable 76.4 5.9 5.0 137 89
08/14/2012 <10 Acceptable 81.5 6.9 7.4 18 117
07/17/2012 <10 Acceptable 84.3 7.0 20.8 11 168
06/12/2012 10 Acceptable 73.4 1.2 4.3 15 94
05/16/2012 <10 Acceptable 66.7 0.2 6.2 17 119
10/20/2011 31 Acceptable 62.9 0.1 1.1 43 92
09/15/2011 31 Acceptable 71.5 0.1 1.7 92 85
08/17/2011 10 Acceptable 81.8 4.5 6.7 16 107
07/18/2011 10 Acceptable 83.5 1.4 6.9 9 n/a
06/28/2011 <10 Acceptable 79.0 1.4 8.5 21 112
05/17/2011 169 Unacceptable 60.6 1.4 2.5 69 91
10/13/2010 10 Acceptable 64.8 0.2 5.8 18 92
09/12/2010 <10 Acceptable 72.0 5.9 11.0 20 87
08/18/2010 10 Acceptable 82.4 6.4 8.9 122 94
07/22/2010 41 Possible Risk 82.1 6.6 31.1 37 152
06/16/2010 <10 Acceptable 73.7 5.6 9.3 20 87
05/22/2010 <10 Acceptable 68.6 3.9 7.3 6 97
10/20/2009 10 Acceptable 58.6 4.6 1.7 11 88
09/15/2009 <10 Acceptable 76.5 4.7 5.2 43 100
08/22/2009 20 Acceptable 81.4 3.0 10.3 31 95
08/21/2009 <10 Acceptable 83.0 3.1 14.8 8 107
07/29/2009 <10 Acceptable 79.7 1.7 4.9 25 99
06/23/2009 <10 Acceptable 72.5 0.1 0.9 15 100
06/08/2009 <10 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
05/13/2009 <10 Acceptable 63.3 0.5 2.7 16 107
10/21/2008 <10 Acceptable 61.1 6.9 6.3 5 96
09/23/2008 <10 Acceptable 73.1 4.5 2.2 4 105
08/21/2008 <10 Acceptable 77.7 4.4 8.3 10 112
07/15/2008 <10 Acceptable 80.8 4.4 5.7 19 113
06/25/2008 20 Acceptable 76.9 5.4 9.1 14 110
06/16/2008 11 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
05/20/2008 35 Possible Risk 58.3 2.4 1.9 76 96
09/09/2007 2 Acceptable 80.1 7.8 4.3 21 104
08/23/2007 <10 Acceptable 74.8 6.0 2.6 16 83
07/16/2007 3 Acceptable 80.5 6.4 3.7 22 96
06/20/2007 <10 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
05/21/2007 4 Acceptable 63.8 0.4 1.1 55 97
04/25/2007 17 Acceptable 51.9 0.1 0.7 628 105
12/06/2006 16 Acceptable 43.9 0.1 1.1 4 96
10/20/2006 10 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
09/19/2006 2 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Rainfall data comes from wunderground.com. It is added daily to show cumulative amounts.

Acceptable Color
Enterococcus count (under 35/100ml) is acceptable by EPA standards*
Possible Risk Color
Enterococcus count (between 35 and 104/100ml), if sustained over time, would be unacceptable by EPA standards*
Unacceptable Color
Enterococcus count (over 104/100ml) is unacceptable by EPA standards*

What do the Numbers Mean?

We have based our assessment of acceptable water quality on the federal guidelines outlined in the 2000 Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act. Learn More