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May 26, 2021 lake test results: Silver Lake County Park beach, Camp Lake under swim caution

Silver Lake County Park beach and Camp Lake are under a swim caution after testing by the Kenosha County Division of Health on Tuesday showed elevated E.coli levels there. The results triggering the cautions were: Silver Lake – 248 E.coli/100 mL Camp Lake – 365 E.coli/100 mL Both of the above locations were resampled Wednesday. […]

Aug. 18, 2020 lake test results: Lilly Lake open for swimming

Lilly Lake was reopened for swimming Tuesday after re-sampling Monday showed E.coli levels within normal levels there. Monday’s test result for Lilly Lake was 74 E.coli/100 mL. Share24Tweet24 Shares

July 22, 2020 lake test results: Caution removed for Lance Park beach

A swim caution has been removed for Lance Park beach on Lake Mary in Twin Lakes after resampling Tuesday showed normal levels of E.coli there. The sampling from Tuesday by the Kenosha County Division of Health was 114 E.coli/100 mL. Share1Tweet1 Shares

July 3, 2020 lake test results: Swim cautions removed for Silver Lake-DeWitt Park and Camp Lake

Swim cautions have been removed for DeWitt Park beach on Silver Lake and Camp Lake after resampling showed lower E.coli levels there. The test results by the Kenosha County Division of health from Wednesday that allowed the cautions to be removed were: DeWitt Park beach on Silver Lake: 69 E.coli/100 mL Camp Lake: 37 E.coli/100 […]

July 1, 2020 lake test results: Silver Lake-DeWitt Park and Camp Lake under swim caution

Silver Lake-DeWitt Park and Camp Lake are both under swimming cautions after testing Tuesday found elevated levels of E.coli there. The test results that produced the cautions were: Silver Lake-DeWitt Park: 980 E.coli/100 mL Camp Lake: 248 E.coli/100 mL Those locations were scheduled to be re-sampled Wednesday. Other results from Monday as reported by the […]

June 23, 2020 lake test results: Lake Shangri-la (220th Ct), Center Lake, Hooker Lake launch at caution

Lake Shangri-la-220th Court, Center Lake and Hooker Lake boat launch are under a swim caution after testing Monday found elevated levels of E.coli there. The test results that produced the cautions were: Lake Shangri La (220th Ct.): 830 E.coli/100 mL Center Lake: 291 E.coli/100 mL Hooker Boat Launch: 547 E.coli/100 mL Lake Shangri-la and Center Lake were […]

June 16, 2020 lake test results: All tested lakes safe for swimming

All beaches tested by the Kenosha County Division of Health tested safe for swimming this week. The State Department of Health recommends posting warnings at beaches when the test results indicate a E.coli level of 300/100mL or more and closing a beach when test results exceed E.coli 1000/100mL. Wheatland (Lilly Lake) has a policy of […]

June 4, 2020 lake test results: PHLA and Old Settlers Park beaches at caution

Paddock Hooker Lakes Association beach and Old Settlers County Park beach are under swim cautions after water tests Tuesday showed elevated E.coli levels there. The test results that produced the cautions were: Old Settlers County Park beach on Paddock Lake — 411 E.coli/100 mL. Paddock Hooker Lakes Association beach on Paddock Lake — 387 E.coli/100 […]

Aug. 14, 2019 lake test results: DeWitt Park beach and Paddock Hooker Lakes Association beach closed

DeWitt Park beach on Silver Lake and Paddock Hooker Lakes Association beach on Paddock Lake are closed to swimming after resampling Tuesday showed elevated E.coli levels there. The results from Tuesday that caused the closures were: DeWitt Park Beach — 2,419 E.coli/100 mL. PHLA more than 2,419 E.coli/100 mL. Both of the above locations are […]

Aug. 1, 2019 lake test results: DeWitt Park beach closed; PHLA open

DeWitt Park beach on Silver Lake is now closed and Paddock Hooker Lakes Association beach is open after retesting for E.coli on Wednesday. The result that prompted the DeWitt Park beach closure was more than 2,419 E.coli/100 mL. DeWitt Park is set to be re-sampled Thursday. The PHLA beach was fully opened after a test […]

July 31, 2019 lake test results: Paddock Hooker Lakes Association closed, DeWitt Park beach on caution

Paddock Hooker Lakes Association beach on Paddock Lake is closed and DeWitt Park Beach on Silver Lake is under swim caution after tests Tuesday showed elevated levels of E.coli there. The results prompting he closure and caution are: PHLA: 1,120 E.coli/100 mL. DeWitt Park Beach:  866 E.coli/100 mL. Both of these spots are expected to […]

July 24, 2019 lake test results: Hoag Park closed; Old Settlers Park and Paddock Hooker Lake Association beaches under swim caution

One beach on Paddock Lake is closed to swimming and two others there are under swim cautions after testing Tuesday showed elevated levels of E.coli. The result from Tuesday that prompted the closure was: Hoag Park Beach on Paddock Lake: More than 2,419 E.coli/100 mL. The results from Tuesday that prompted the cautions were: Old […]

July 12, 2019 lake test results: Silver Lake County Park closed to swimming; PHLA caution lifted

The beach at Silver Lake County Park remains closed to swimming due to elevated E.coli there and a caution at Paddock Hooker Lake Association beach has been lifted after retesting Thursday. The State Department of Health recommends posting warnings at beaches when the test results indicate a E.coli level of 300/100mL or more and closing […]

July 10, 2019 lake test results: Paddock Hooker Lake Association Beach closed to swimming and Silver Lake County Park under swim caution

Paddock Hooker Lake Association beach on Paddock Lake is closed to swimming and the beach at Silver Lake County Park is under a swim caution after testing Tuesday showed elevated E.coli levels there. The Tuesday results prompting the closures and caution are: PHLA — 1,414 E.coli/100 mL. Silver Lake County Park — 299 E.coli/100 mL. […]

June 27, 2019 lake test results: Paddock Hooker Lake Association beach and Lake Shangri-la under caution

Note: This story was updated Thursday afternoon with additional results from this week’s testing. — DH The Paddock Hooker Lake Association Beach on Paddock Lake and Lake Shangri-la are under swim cautions after water test results showed elevated E.coli levels there. Tuesday’s result causing the caution at PHLA was 548 E.coli/100 mL. Wednesday’s result triggering […]

June 13, 2019 lake test results: Hooker Lake Boat Launch closed; Sunset Beach, DeWitt Park & Shangri-la #1 under caution

The Hooker Lake Boat Launch is closed for swimming and cautions are in effect for Sunset Beach on Lake Elizabeth, Beach #1 in Lake Shangri-la and DeWitt Park Beach on Silver Lake after water test results showed elevated E.coli levels at those locations. Wednesday’s results causing closures and cautions were: 1300 E.coli/100 mL at Hooker […]

Aug. 8, 2018 lake test results: Paddock Hooker Lake Association beach under caution

Paddock Hooker Lake Association beach on Paddock Lake is under a swim caution after testing on Tuesday showed elevated E.coli levels in those locations. Cautions are issued for results of more than 235 E.coli/100 mL. Beaches are closed to swimming for a test result of more than 1,000 E.coli/100 mL. Tuesday’s result at PHLA on […]

July 28, 2018 lake test results: Paddock Hooker Lake Association beach at caution

The Paddock Hooker Lake Association beach on Paddock Lake is at a swimming caution after retesting by the Kenosha County Division of Health on Friday. Cautions are issued for results of more than 235 E.coli/100 mL. Beaches are closed to swimming for a test result of more than 1,000 E.coli/100 mL. PHLA’s Friday result was […]

July 26, 2018 lake test results: Lance Park beach remains closed and Paddock Hooker Lake Association beach under caution after retest; cautions, closures lifted for Lake Shangri-la #1, Hoag Park and DeWitt Park

Lance Park beach on Lake Mary in Twin Lakes remains closed to swimming and the Paddock Hooker Lake Association beach on Paddock Lake remains under a swimming caution after retesting by the Kenosha County Division of Health at both locations Wednesday continued to show elevated levels of E.coli. Cautions are issued for results of more than […]

July 19, 2018 lake test results: Paddock Hooker Lake Association beach open after re-test

The Paddock Hooker Lake Association beach on Paddock Lake has been reopened after testing from Wednesday showed lower E.coli levels. Testing from Wednesday by the Kenosha County Division of Health at the PHLA beach on Paddock Lake showed 17 E.coli/100 mL. Cautions are issued for results of more than 235 E.coli/100 mL. Beaches are closed to […]

July 18, 2018 lake test results: Paddock Hooker Lake Association beach closed

The Paddock Hooker Lake Association beach is closed to swimming after testing on Tuesday showed elevated E.coli levels there. Cautions are issued for results of more than 235 E.coli/100 mL. Beaches are closed to swimming for a test result of more than 1,000 E.coli/100 mL. Tuesday’s results at the PHLA beach were 2,419 E.coli/100 mL. […]

June 15, 2018 lake test results: Lake George-103rd St. at caution

Lake George at 103rd Street is under swimming caution after testing on Wednesday showed elevated E.coli levels there. Cautions are issued for results of more than 235 E.coli/100 mL. Beaches are closed to swimming for a test result of more than 1,000 E.coli/100 mL. Wednesday’s result at Lake George at 103rd Street was: 649 E.coli/100 […]

Caution removed for Silver Lake County Park Beach after re-test

A swimming caution has been lifted for Silver Lake County Park Beach in Salem Lakes after testing from Wednesday showed lower E.coli levels. Testing from Wednesday showed 4 E.coli/100 mL at Silver Lake County Park Beach. Cautions are issued for results of more than 235 E.coli/100 mL. Beaches are closed to swimming for a test result […]

May 25, 2018 lake test results: All tested beaches open

Weekly test results for some Western Kenosha County lakes showed E.coli levels below beach warning or closure levels. Results reported Friday, May 25, 2018 by the Kenosha County Health Department were: Salem Lakes — Silver Lake at DeWitt Park Beach, 4 E.coli/100 mL; Center Lake, 7 E.coli/100 mL; Camp Lake, 4 E.coli/100 mL; Rock Lake, 5 E.coli/100 mL. Paddock Lake […]

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