In 2012 Columbia Riverkeeper was the first in Oregon to proudly launch Swim Guide, the real-time water quality smart phone app and website. Today Swim Guide includes over 6,000 beaches in North America, and the app is particularly popular in Oregon. Oregonians must love summer dips in cool, clean water because Oregon is tied with California for the state with the most Swim Guide users for 2014! Oregonians alone make up 13% of Swim Guide’s total users. Right now Swim Guide is most popular in the Portland Area but with beaches and recreation sites all over the state, the tool’s reach is growing rapidly. The number of users in Oregon has doubled since last year, and we expect to see that number keep growing. Thanks to all the Swim Guide users, swimmers, and supporters that have helped make Swim Guide such a huge success!
If you’re going out on the river make sure the water you’re jumping into is safe for swimming. Get Riverkeeper’s free Swim Guide App - Real-time water quality updates on Columbia River recreation sites. Download for iPhone/iPad & Android here: http://columbiariverkeeper.org/water-quality/swim-guide/
About Swim Guide:
The Swim Guide is a website and application for iPhone®, iPad®, iPod touch® and Android that makes it easy to find and learn about your favorite swim and recreation sites on the Columbia River and beyond. The user-friendly app uses real time E.coli data collected by Columbia Riverkeeper volunteers to flag Columbia River beaches that are safe or unsafe for swimming. The app also provides directions, photos and site descriptions, and simple tools for reporting pollution or environmental concerns. Riverkeeper continually updates the app adding new Columbia River sites, making Swim Guide a great tool to find and check on water quality at your favorite swimming sites. And, with over 6,000 North American beaches and recreation sites on the app, the swim guide is a great tool to use locally or while traveling on vacation.
For more information visit: http://columbiariverkeeper.org/water-quality/swim-guide/
