What is a beach?
For the purposes of coastal recreational water quality monitoring, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) has defined a beach as “a publicly owned shoreline or land area, not contained in a man-made structure, located on the shore of Lake Michigan or Lake Superior, that is used for swimming, recreational bathing or other water contact recreational activity.”
For the purposes of coastal recreational water quality monitoring, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) has defined a beach as “a publicly owned shoreline or land area, not contained in a man-made structure, located on the shore of Lake Michigan or Lake Superior, that is used for swimming, recreational bathing or other water contact recreational activity.”