Community Corner

No Swimming at Meydenbauer, Clyde and Newcastle Beaches Monday for Milfoil Control

Swimming areas at Meydenbauer, Clyde and Newcastle beaches will be closed on Monday for milfoil control. Milfoil is a weed invasive to Lake Washington.

Meydenbauer, Clyde and Newcastle beach parks will be closed to swimming on Monday as a precaution while nearby property owners apply herbicide to control invasive milfoil blooms, according to the city of Bellevue.

Though the swimming areas will be closed, the parks will remain open, the city said. Signs will be posted to warn swimmers.

The following contains the details from the city's press release:

Find out what's happening in Bellevuewith free, real-time updates from Patch.

On Monday, July 16, swimming will be off-limits at (419 98th Ave. NE) and Clyde Beach Park (9415 Lake Washington Blvd.); on Tuesday, July 17, the swimming area at (4400 Lake Washington Blvd. SE) will be closed. 

According to the state Department of Ecology, milfoil is considered the most problematic plant in Washington. Milfoil can drastically alter a water body's ecology and rob oxygen from the water by preventing the wind from mixing the oxygenated surface waters to deeper water. The dense mats of vegetation can also trap sediments. More information about milfoil can be found on the Ecology website (www.ecy.wa.gov/Programs/wq/plants/weeds/milfoil.html).

Find out what's happening in Bellevuewith free, real-time updates from Patch.

 


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

More from Bellevue