NOTE: This article has been updated to reflect that Cottonwood Cove is on Lake Mohave and not Lake Mead.
Due to concerns over high bacteria levels and potential health impacts the National Park Service has announced that Cottonwood Cove on Lake Mohave in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area is closed until further notice.
This includes swimming, personal watercraft use, paddle boarding, and similar activities.
🚧Due to concerns over high bacteria levels and potential health impacts, Cottonwood Cove is hereby closed until further notice to swimming, PWC use, paddle boarding, and similar activities.🚧 pic.twitter.com/c8FftdJUyd
— Lake Mead (@lakemeadnps) June 17, 2021