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Birch Beach Middle #2

A public beach on Lake Huron in Sanilac County, Michigan, 0.26 miles of shore. It is on the federal list of BEACH Act beaches but was not on the state’s sampling schedule in the latest report.

Chart of Birch Beach Middle #2 on Lake Huron, with neighboring beaches markedBirch BeachBirch Beach North #3Blue Water Beach (Sanilac County)Great Lakes Beach #1Great Lakes BeachJeddo Road BeachBirch Beach Middle #2

The beach

On the record

Water
Lake Huron
Location
Sanilac County, Michigan
Length
0.26 miles
Owner
Public
Access
Public Access
Water sampling
Not monitored in 2025
Swim season
105 days, as reported
Monitoring tier
Tier 3 (Tier 1 is highest)
Water quality standard
E. coli, geometric mean: 300 per 100 mL
EPA beach ID
MI001301
Coordinates
43.1993° N, 82.5103° W to 43.2000° N, 82.5089° 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 Huron beaches

  1. Birch Beach0.2 mi · MI
  2. Birch Beach North #30.2 mi · MI
  3. Blue Water Beach (Sanilac County)0.6 mi · MI
  4. Great Lakes Beach #11.5 mi · MI
  5. Great Lakes Beach2.0 mi · MI
  6. Jeddo Road Beach3.1 mi · MI

Straight-line distance.

By boat

Launches nearby

Source

Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI001301, the record Michigan 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.