Beach · Lake Erie · New York
Blue Water Beach (Chautauqua County)
A beach on Lake Erie in Chautauqua County, New York, 0.22 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria once a week through a 98-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Erie
- Location
- Chautauqua County, New York
- Length
- 0.22 miles
- Owner
- Private
- Access
- Private Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — once a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 98 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 2 (Tier 1 is highest)
- Water quality standard
- E. coli, single sample: 235 per 100 mL
- EPA beach ID
- NY332613
- Coordinates
- 42.3670° N, 79.5406° W to 42.3693° N, 79.5377° W
As the state reported it to EPA for the 2025 season. Sampling schedules change year to year. How beach monitoring works →
Down the shore
Nearest Erie beaches
- Lake Erie State Park Beach6.3 mi · NY
- Point Gratiot Beach - West12 mi · NY
- Point Gratiot Beach - East12 mi · NY
- Main Street Beach (Chautauqua County)14 mi · NY
- Wright Park - East14 mi · sampled · NY
- Wright Park - West14 mi · sampled · NY
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Barcelona Harbor3.2 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Barcelona Light3.3 mi · deactivated
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach NY332613, the record New York files under the federal BEACH Act, retrieved 2026-10-10. The county is placed from the beach’s own coordinates. A blank field means the record is silent. Parking, fees, lifeguards and dog rules are set by whoever runs the beach; check with them before you go.
Chart shoreline generalized from Natural Earth (public domain). Not for navigation. Something wrong or missing? Write to contact@greatamericanlakes.com.