DETROIT – Several Michigan beaches are facing closures due to an increased bacteria level.
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality flagged nine Michigan beaches for increased bacteria levels.
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Some of the levels are due to runoff, while some are listed as unknown.
Many of the closed beaches are in the Upper Peninsula, probably related to the flooding damage in Houghton County.Â
The 24 beaches are (list updated 7/14):
- Kiwassee Lake - Stratford Woods Park Beach   Midland
- Lake Gogebic - Bergland Township Park   Ontonagon
- Portage Canal / Lake Superior - Houghton City Beach   Houghton
- Lake Gogebic - Ontonagon County Park   Ontonagon
- Portage Canal / Lake Superior - Sandy Bottom Beach/ Dollar Bay   Houghton
- Torch Lake / Portage Canal / Lake Superior - Lake Linden Campground Beach   Houghton
- Lake Superior - Agate Beach   Houghton
- Scotch Lake - Scotch Lake Residents   Oakland
- Newburgh Lake - Newburgh and Sumac Pointes - Hines Park   Wayne
- Saginaw Bay-Lake Huron - Singing Bridge Beach   Arenac
- Bobcat Lake - Bobcat   Gogebic
- Copper Harbor - Lighthouse Overlook   Keweenaw
- Torch Lake - Dreamland Camp   Houghton
- Rice Lake - Rice Lake   Houghton
- Lake Roland - Twin Lakes State Park   Houghton
- Gratiot Lake - Gratiot Lake   Keweenaw
- White Lake - Maple Park   Muskegon
- Portage Canal / Lake Superior - Hancock City Beach   Houghton
- Pike Bay at Portage Canal / Lake Superior - Chassell Beach   Houghton
- Keweenaw Bay / Lake Superior - L'Anse Waterfront Park   Baraga
- Silver Spring Lake - Silver Spring Lake   Wayne
- Lake Superior - Public Shoreline Beach-Misery Bay   Ontonagon
- inland lake - Sleeping Bear Dunes-North Bar Lake   Leelanau
- Lake Superior - McLain State Park Beach   Houghton
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