Beach 7 (Water Works Beach) is a freshwater beach in Erie County, Pennsylvania. Across 614 bacteria samples collected between 2021 and 2025 at nearby monitoring stations, it earns a Beach Safety Grade of C — Fair.
About 12% of samples at Beach 7 (Water Works Beach) exceeded the EPA Beach Action Value of 235 CFU/100 mL for Escherichia coli — the threshold at which water managers typically post a swimming advisory. In practice that means the safe-swimming limit was sometimes crossed here over the monitored period. Bacteria samples occasionally exceed the safe-swimming threshold — check the latest advisory before swimming.
Beach 7 (Water Works Beach) was not under a swimming advisory in the most recent EPA snapshot. Conditions can change quickly after heavy rain or high runoff, so it's still worth checking the current advisory the day you go.
📍 42.1520, -80.1330 · Open in Google Maps. Coordinates mark the monitored shoreline, not a specific access point.
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Beach 7 (Water Works Beach) earns a Beach Safety Grade of C (Fair), based on 614 bacteria samples where about 12% exceeded the EPA safe-swimming threshold. Always confirm the current advisory before swimming, especially after heavy rain.
Water samples near Beach 7 (Water Works Beach) are tested for Escherichia coli, uploaded to the EPA Water Quality Portal. A sample above the Beach Action Value (235 CFU/100 mL) signals a higher risk of illness from swimming. BeachGrade summarizes multiple years of those results into one grade.
Beach 7 (Water Works Beach) is a freshwater beach in Erie County, Pennsylvania.
Beach inventory and advisory status from the U.S. EPA BEACON program; bacteria samples from the Water Quality Portal. The Beach Safety Grade summarizes multiple years of monitoring — see our methodology. Water quality changes quickly, especially after rain; always check the official state or county advisory before swimming. BeachGrade is informational and not a substitute for official public-health guidance.