5 West Michigan beaches reopen after high bacteria levels dissipate

Five beaches in West Michigan closed by high bacteria levels reopened just in time for the weekend.

The beaches are on Lake Michigan in Berrien County — the Jean Klock Park beach, the Rocky Gap beach, the Union Pier beach on Townline Road, the Warren Dunes beach and the Weko Beach. All were closed because of unsafe bacteria levels in the water for several days. New testing results showed the water is now safe for swimming.

Three West Michigan beaches remain closed.

The following beaches are on the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy's listing of 16 beaches statewide closed this weekend:

* Charlton Park beach on Thornapple Lake in Barry County
* Dumont Lake County Park beach on Dumont Lake in Allegan County
* Tyden Park beach on the Thornapple River in Barry County

The Dumont Lake and Tyden Park beaches are closed for contamination. Reasons weren't listed for the others.

An up-to-date listing of EGLE's statewide closures may be found here:
https://www.egle.state.mi.us/beach/