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CLEVELAND (WJW) -- Water quality is expected to be poor at four Lake Erie beaches on Friday, due to unsafe levels of E. coli bacteria.

The latest water quality report from the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District shows high levels of the toxic bacteria at Edgewater Beach and Villa Angela Beach, found in Friday morning sampling.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, E. coli levels on Friday also have a chance to exceed the safety threshold at Mentor's Headlands Beach State Park and the nearby Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park.

E. coli is an infectious bacteria that can cause bloody or watery diarrhea, severe stomach cramps, vomiting or a low fever, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Neither the Villa Angel

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