2017
Florida Department of Environmental Protection Data
| Date | Water body | Water Temp (°F) | Water salinity (‰) | Dissolved Oxygen (mg/l) | ENT (colonies/100ml) |
| Jan 3 | Texar | 68 | 1.7 | ND | 6131 |
| Jan 16 | Texar | 68 | 3.1 | ND | 10 |
| Feb 3 | Texar | 57 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 8 |
| Feb 6 | Texar | 63 | 4.2 | 7.8 | 10 |
| Feb 13 | Texar | 69 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 0 |
| Feb 27 | Texar | 68 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 0 |
| Mar 3 | Texar | 68 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 0 |
| Big Lagoon | 69 | 22.8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Grande | 69 | 13.8 | 7.7 | 10 | |
| Quietwater Sound | 67 | 24.0 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Casino Beach | 68 | 32.4 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Chico | 68 | 13.0 | 7.8 | 10 | |
| Mar 13 | Texar | 63 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 10 |
| Mar 20 | Big Lagoon | 68 | 19.4 | 7.8 | 10 |
| Grande | 70 | 13.8 | 7.7 | 0 | |
| Texar | 70 | 11.0 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Chico | 71 | 15.3 | 7.2 | 0 | |
| Mar 21 | Ft. Pickens | 68 | 18.7 | 8.8 | 0 |
| Quietwater Sound | 68 | 22.9 | 8.1 | 0 | |
| Casino Beach | 71 | 34.5 | 7.4 | 0 | |
| Navarre Sound | 69 | 17.5 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| Oriole Beach | 71 | 21.2 | 8.2 | 10 | |
| East Bay | 70 | 16.2 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Mar 22 | Gulf Breeze Wayside Park | 68 | 19.4 | 8.5 | 0 |
| Blackwater Riverwalk | 72 | 0.6 | – | 20 (E. coli) | |
| Pond Creek | 69 | 0.0 | – | 120 (E. coli) | |
| Coldwater Creek | 69 | 0.0 | – | 31 (E. coli) | |
| Floridatown | 74 | 10.7 | – | 10 | |
| Upper Perdido Bay | 77 | 6.8 | 9.5 | 10 | |
| Lower Perdido Bay | 73 | 16.0 | 7.8 | 0 | |
| Innerarity Point | 70 | 20.3 | 8.4 | 20 | |
| Escambia River | 67 | 1.7 | – | 41 (E. coli) | |
| Mar 27 | Texar | 73 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 30
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| Apr 3 | Big Lagoon | 74 | 26.4 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Bayou Grande | 74 | 18.1 | 6.3 | 20 | |
| Bayou Chico | 73 | 13.8 | 6.5 | 402 | |
| Apr 4 | Quietwater | 72 | 23.7 | 6.6 | 20 |
| Casino Beach | 72 | 32.0 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Apr 10 | Texar | 71 | 10.2 | 7.5 | 10 |
| Apr 17 | Big Lagoon | 75 | 22.8 | 6.3 | 0 |
| Bayou Grande | 77 | 14.9 | 6.2 | 20 | |
| Bayou Chico | 78 | 13.9 | 6.6 | 41 | |
| Apr 18 | Quietwater | 74 | 23.3 | 6.7 | 0 |
| Casino Beach | 74 | 33.1 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| Apr 24 | Bayou Texar | 75 | 9.5 | 6.3 | 0 |
| May 1 | Big Lagoon | 76 | 28.8 | 6.3 | 10 |
| Heavy rain | Bayou Grande | 75 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 73 |
| Bayou Texar | 76 | 1.3 | 6.7 | 432 | |
| Bayou Chico | 76 | 1.7 | 6.1 | 211 | |
| May 2 | Quietwater | 75 | 27.0 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Casino Beach | 76 | 1.7 | 6.1 | 211 | |
| May 8 | Bayou Texar | 74 | 13.1 | 6.4 | 0 |
| May 15 | Big Lagoon | 78 | 20.2 | 6.1 | 10 |
| Bayou Grande | 80 | 20.5 | 5.6 | 20 | |
| Bayou Texar | 81 | 13.6 | 6.2 | 0 | |
| Bayou Chico | 82 | 17.8 | 6.3 | 52 | |
| May 16 | Quietwater | 78 | 23.3 | 6.7 | 0 |
| Casino Beach | 77 | 34.5 | 6.2 | 0 | |
| May 22 | Bayou Texar | 79 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 107 |
| May 30 | Big Lagoon | 81 | 18.9 | 6.3 | 10 |
| Heavy rain | Bayou Grande | 83 | 21.3 | 5.5 | 63 |
| Bayou Texar | 82 | 11.0 | 7.2 | 160 | |
| Bayou Chico | 81 | 18.0 | 6.6 | 160 | |
| May 31 | Quietwater Beach | 80 | 24.7 | 5.6 | 10 |
| Casino Beach | 79 | 30.8 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Jun 12 | Big Lagoon | 82 | 17.3 | 5.6 | 31 |
| Heavy rain | Bayou Grande | 83 | 11.1 | 5.1 | 359 |
| Bayou Texar | 82 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 121 | |
| Bayou Chico | 83 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 97 | |
| Jun 13 | Quietwater Beach | 80 | 20.3 | 5.1 | 0 |
| Casino Beach | 79 | 27.0 | 6.4 | Pending | |
| Jun 26 | Big Lagoon | 81 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 31 |
| Bayou Grande | 81 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 75 | |
| Bayou Texar | 82 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 20 | |
| Blackwater River | 80 | 0.0 | 10 (E.coli) | ||
| Pond Creek | 74 | 0.0 | 75 (E. coli) | ||
| Floridatown | 76 | 0.1 | 75 | ||
| Upper Perdido Bay | 78 | 0.1 | 0 | ||
| Bayou Chico | 82 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 122 | |
| Lower Perdido Bay | 82 | 1.0 | 52 | ||
| ICWW – Galvez Landing | 82 | 6.8 | 20 | ||
| Escambia River | 76 | 0.0 | 30 (E. coli) | ||
| Jun 27 | Pensacola Bay | 82 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Quietwater Beach | 82 | 12.3 | 5.7 | 10 | |
| Casino Beach | 81 | 31.6 | 6.5 | 20 | |
| Navarre | 83 | 17.5 | 20 | ||
| Oriole Beach | 82 | 11.0 | 0 | ||
| East Bay | 84 | 2.2 | 0 | ||
| Jul 10 | Big Lagoon | 86 | 18.3 | 4.9 | 31 |
| Bayou Grande | 88 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 697 | |
| Bayou Chico | 86 | 3.0 | 6.6 | 99 | |
| Jul 11 | Quietwater | 86 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 0 |
| Casino Beach | 85 | 32.6 | 6.4 | 0 | |
| Jul 17 | Bayou Texar | 86 | 1.3 | 5.7 | 384 |
| Jul 24 | Big Lagoon | 83 | 19.2 | 5.5 | 41 |
| Bayou Grande | 87 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 86 | |
| Bayou Texar | 86 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 31 | |
| Bayou Chico | 86 | 11.0 | 4.6 | 20 | |
| Jul 25 | Quietwater Beach | 83 | 16.5 | 5.6 | 10 |
| Casino Beach | 83 | 34.7 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Jul 31 | Bayou Texar | 85 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 20 |
| Aug 7 | Big Lagoon | 84 | 18.2 | 6.0 | 20 |
| Bayou Grande | 86 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 171 | |
| Bayou Texar | 85 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 41 | |
| Bayou Chico | 85 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 41 | |
| Aug 8 | Quietwater Beach | 83 | 17.3 | 5.9 | 10 |
| Casino Beach | 85 | 30.9 | 6.3 | 10 | |
| Aug 14 | Bayou Texar | 86 | 3.1 | 6.7 | 26 |
| Aug 21 | Big Lagoon | 88 | 21.8 | 6.1 | On hold |
| Bayou Grande | 90 | 10.6 | 5.5 | 84 | |
| Bayou Texar | 89 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 10 | |
| Bayou Chico | 89 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 350 | |
| Aug 22 | Quietwater Beach | 86 | 16.1 | 6.2 | 10 |
| Casino Beach | 85 | 30.9 | 6.3 | On hold | |
| Aug 23 | Big Lagoon | 86 | 19.3 | 5.8 | 31 |
| Aug 24 | Casino Beach | 85 | 30.5 | 6.0 | 10 |
| Aug 28 | Bayou Texar | 84 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 20 |
| Sep 5 | Big Lagoon | 82 | 14.0 | 5.8 | 0 |
| Bayou Grande | 83 | 8.9 | 5.1 | 238 | |
| Bayou Texar | 83 | 3.3 | 6.8 | 20 | |
| Bayou Chico | 80 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 75 | |
| Sep 6 | Quietwater Beach | 81 | 17.2 | 6.0 | 10 |
| Casino Beach | 82 | 28.9 | 6.2 | 64 | |
| Sep 12 | Bayou Texar | 72 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 10 |
| Sep 18 | Big Lagoon | 85 | 20.5 | 7.2 | 52 |
| Bayou Grande | 87 | 14.4 | 6.4 | 10 | |
| Bayou Texar | 86 | 10.8 | 7.1 | 0 | |
| Bayou Chico | 86 | 12.6 | 6.0 | 201 | |
| Sep 19 | Quietwater Beach | 81 | 20.4 | 6.9 | 10 |
| Casino Beach | 83 | 31.9 | 6.2 | 10 | |
| Sep 25 | Bayou Texar | 80 | 9.2 | 5.9 | 306 |
| Oriole Beach | 82 | 20.6 | ND | 20 | |
| Upper Perdido Bay | 83 | 14.6 | ND | 10 | |
| Lower Perdido Bay | 81 | 13.1 | ND | 0 | |
| East Bay | 80 | 17.4 | ND | 75 | |
| Galvez Landing | 82 | 20.6 | ND | 0 | |
| Sep 26 | 3 Mile Bridge Gulf Breeze | 81 | 18.0 | 4.9 | 0 |
| Ft. Pickens | 83 | 18.2 | 7.1 | 20 | |
| Santa Rosa Sound Navarre | 82 | 19.6 | 5.2 | 10 | |
| Sep 27 | Blackwater River | 80 | 1.0 | 5.4 | Pending |
| Pond Creek | 72 | 0.0 | 6.8 | Pending | |
| Coldwater Creek | 74 | 0.0 | 6.8 | Pending | |
| Floridatown | ND | 4.3 | 6.2 | Pending | |
| Escambia River | 79 | 1.7 | 2.4 | Pending | |
| Oct 2 | Bayou Grande | 81 | 15.6 | 6.4 | 682 |
| Bayou Texar | 79 | 11.8 | 6.9 | 52 | |
| Bayou Chico | 79 | 13.5 | 6.7 | 1090 | |
| Oct 3 | Quietwater Beach | 77 | 23.8 | 6.2 | 10 |
| Casino Beach | 77 | 33.3 | 6.1 | 0 | |
| Oct 4 | Big Lagoon | 74 | 26.9 | 6.9 | 0 |
Florida Department of Health
| Date | Water body | Good
(0-35 colonies) |
Moderate
(36-70 col) |
Poor
(71 – > col) |
Advisory Issued |
| Jan 6 | Texar | Poor | Yes | ||
| Sanders Beach | Poor | ||||
| Sanders Beach
Re-tested |
Moderate | ||||
| Jan 9 | Texar | Good | |||
| Sanders Beach | Poor | ||||
| Jan 10 | Sanders Beach
|
Good | Re-test | No | |
| Jan 17 | Texar | Good | |||
| Sanders Beach | Good | ||||
| Jan 23 | Texar | Poor | Yes | ||
| Sanders Beach | Poor | ||||
| Jan | Sanders Beach Restested | Good | Re-test | No | |
| Jan 30 | Texar | Good | |||
| Feb 6 | Texar | Good | |||
| Sanders Beach | Good | ||||
| Feb 13 | Texar | Good | |||
| Sanders Beach | Moderate | ||||
| Feb 27 | Texar | Good | |||
| Sanders Beach | Moderate | ||||
| Mar 6 | Chico | Good | |||
| Grande | Good | ||||
| Texar | Good | ||||
| Big Lagoon | Good | ||||
| Perdido Key State Park | Good | ||||
| Sanders Beach | Good | ||||
| Mar 7 | Quietwater | Good | |||
| Park West | Good | ||||
| Park East | Good | ||||
| Casino Beach | Good | ||||
| Mar 13 | Texar | Good | |||
| Sanders Beach | Poor | ||||
| Mar 15 | Sanders (re-test) | Good | Re-test | No | |
| Mar 20 | Chico | Good | |||
| Grande | Good | ||||
| Texar | Good | ||||
| Big Lagoon State Park | Good | ||||
| Perdido Key State Park | Good | ||||
| Sanders Beach | Poor | No | |||
| Pensacola Bay | Good | ||||
| Park West | Good | ||||
| Park East | Good | ||||
| Quietwater | Good | ||||
| Mar 27 | Texar | Good | |||
| Sanders Beach | Good | ||||
| Apr 3 | Grande | Good | |||
| Heavy rain | Texar | Poor | Yes | ||
| Big Lagoon State Park | Good | ||||
| Perdido Key State Park | Good | ||||
| Sanders Beach | Moderate | ||||
| Chico | Poor | Yes | |||
| Apr 4 | Casino Beach | Good | |||
| Park East | Good | ||||
| Park West | Good | ||||
| Quietwater | Good | ||||
| Apr 10 | Texar | Good | |||
| Sanders Beach | Poor | No | |||
| Apr 12 | Sanders Beach (retest) | Good | |||
| Apr 17 | Big Lagoon | Good | |||
| Grande | Good | ||||
| Chico | Moderate | ||||
| Perdido Key SP | Good | ||||
| Sanders Beach | Moderate | ||||
| Apr 18 | Quietwater | Good | |||
| Casino Beach | Good | ||||
| Park East | Good | ||||
| Park West | Good | ||||
| Apr 24 | Texar | Good | |||
| Sanders Beach | Good | ||||
| May 1 | Bayou Chico | Poor | Yes | ||
| Heavy rain | Bayou Grande | Poor | Yes | ||
| Bayou Texar | Poor | Yes | |||
| Big Lagoon State Park | Good | ||||
| Perdido Key State Park | Good | ||||
| May 2 | Casino Beach | Good | |||
| Park East | Good | ||||
| Park West | Good | ||||
| Quietwater Beach | Good | ||||
| May 8 | Sanders Beach | Good | |||
| Bayou Texar | Good | ||||
| May 15 | Bayou Grande | Good | |||
| Bayou Texar | Good | ||||
| Bayou Chico | Moderate | ||||
| Big Lagoon State Park | Good | ||||
| Perdido Key State Park | Good | ||||
| Sanders Beach | Good | ||||
| May 16 | Quietwater | Good | |||
| Casino Beach | Good | ||||
| Park West | Good | ||||
| Park East | Good | ||||
| May 22 | Bayou Texar | Poor | Yes | ||
| Sanders Beach | Moderate | ||||
| May 30 | Bayou Grande | Moderate | |||
| Heavy rain | Bayou Texar | Poor | Yes | ||
| Bayou Chico | Poor | Yes | |||
| Big Lagoon SP | Good | ||||
| Johnsons Beach | Good | ||||
| Sanders Beach | Good | ||||
| May 31 | Quietwater Beach | Good | |||
| Casino Beach | Good | ||||
| Park East | Good | ||||
| Park West | Good | ||||
| Ft. Pickens | Good | ||||
| Opal Beach | Good | ||||
| Jun 5 | Bayou Texar | Poor | Yes | ||
| Heavy rain | Sanders Beach | Poor | No | ||
| Jun 6 | Sanders Beach | Poor | Yes | ||
| Jun 12 | Big Lagoon | Good | |||
| Heavy rain | Bayou Grande | Poor | Yes | ||
| Bayou Texar | Poor | Yes | |||
| Bayou Chico | Poor | Yes | |||
| Johnson’s Beach | Good | ||||
| Jun 13 | Quietwater Beach | Good | |||
| Casino Beach | Poor | No | |||
| Park East | Good | ||||
| Park West | Good | ||||
| Ft. Pickens | Good | ||||
| Opal Beach | Good | ||||
| Perdido Key State Park | Good | ||||
| Sanders Beach | Poor | Yes | |||
| Jun 19 | Bayou Texar | Good | |||
| Record rain | Sanders Beach | Poor | Yes | ||
| Jun 26 | Bayou Grande | Poor | Yes | ||
| Bayou Texar | Good | ||||
| Bayou Chico | Poor | Yes | |||
| Big Lagoon State Park | Good | ||||
| Perdido Key State Park | Good | ||||
| Jun 27 | Casino Beach | Good | |||
| Park East | Good | ||||
| Park West | Good | ||||
| Ft. Pickens | Good | ||||
| Opal Beach | Good | ||||
| Jul 5 | Bayou Texar | Good | |||
| Sanders Beach | Poor | Yes | |||
| Jul 10 | Sanders Beach | Good | |||
| Perdido Key State Park | Good | ||||
| Johnsons Beach | Good | ||||
| Big Lagoon State Park | Good | ||||
| Bayou Texar | Poor | Yes | |||
| Bayou Chico | Poor | Yes | |||
| Jul 11 | Quietwater | Good | |||
| Opal Beach | Good | ||||
| Ft. Pickens | Good | ||||
| Park East | Good | ||||
| Park West | Good | ||||
| Casino Beach | Good | ||||
| Jul 17 | Sanders Beach | Poor | Yes | ||
| Bayou Texar | Poor | Yes | |||
| Jul 24 | Big Lagoon | Moderate | |||
| Bayou Grande | Poor | Yes | |||
| Bayou Texar | Good | ||||
| Bayou Chico | Good | ||||
| Johnsons Beach | Poor
Re-tested 7/26 |
No | |||
| Perdido Key State Park | Poor
Re-tested 7/26 |
No | |||
| Sanders Beach | Poor | No | |||
| Jul 25 | Quietwater Beach | Good | |||
| Casio Beach | Good | ||||
| Park East | Good | ||||
| Park West | Good | ||||
| Ft. Pickens | Good | ||||
| Opal Beach | Good | ||||
| Jul 31 | Bayou Texar | Good | |||
| Sanders Beach | Poor | Yes | |||
| Aug 1 | Sanders Beach | Good | |||
| Aug 7 | Big Lagoon State Park | Good | |||
| Johnson Beach | Good | ||||
| Perdido Key State Park | Good | ||||
| Saunders Beach | Good | ||||
| Bayou Grande | Poor | Yes | |||
| Bayou Texar | Moderate | ||||
| Bayou Chico | Moderate | ||||
| Aug 8 | Quietwater Beach | Good | |||
| Casino Beach | Good | ||||
| Park East | Good | ||||
| Park West | Good | ||||
| Ft. Pickens | Good | ||||
| Opal Beach | Good | ||||
| Aug 14 | Bayou Texar | Good | |||
| Sanders Beach | Good | ||||
| Aug 21 | Big Lagoon | Poor | No | ||
| Bayou Grande | Poor | Yes | |||
| Bayou Texar | Good | ||||
| Bayou Chico | Poor | Yes | |||
| Big Lagoon State Park | Poor | No | |||
| Johnsons Beach | Poor | No | |||
| Perdido Key State Park | Good | ||||
| Sanders Beach | Moderate | ||||
| Aug 22 | Quietwater Beach | Good | |||
| Casino Beach | Poor | No | |||
| Park East | Moderate | ||||
| Park West | Poor | No | |||
| Ft. Pickens | Good | ||||
| Opal Beach | Moderate | ||||
| Aug 28 | Bayou Texar | Good | |||
| Sanders Beach | Poor | Yes | |||
| Sep 5 | Bayou Grande | Poor | Yes | ||
| Bayou Texar | Good | ||||
| Bayou Chico | Poor | Yes | |||
| Big Lagoon State Park | Good | ||||
| Johnsons Beach | Good | ||||
| Perdido Key State Park | Good | ||||
| Sanders Beach | Good | ||||
| Sep 6 | Quietwater Beach | Good | |||
| Casino Beach | Moderate | ||||
| Park West | Moderate | ||||
| Park East | Good | ||||
| Ft. Pickens | Moderate | ||||
| Opal Beach | Good | ||||
| Sep 12 | Bayou Texar | Good | |||
| Sanders Beach | Good | ||||
| Sep 18 | Big Lagoon | Moderate | |||
| Perdido Key State Park | Good | ||||
| Bayou Grande | Good | ||||
| Bayou Texar | Good | ||||
| Bayou Chico | Poor | Yes | |||
| Sep 19 | Quietwater Beach | Good | |||
| Casino Beach | Good | ||||
| Park East | Good | ||||
| Park West | Good | ||||
| Sep 25 | Bayou Texar | Poor | Yes | ||
| Sep 26 | Sanders Beach | Good | |||
| Oct 2 | Bayou Grande | Poor | Yes | ||
| Bayou Texar | Moderate | ||||
| Bayou Chico | Poor | Yes | |||
| Perdido Key State Park | Good | ||||
| Sanders Beach | Poor | No (re-test) | |||
| Oct 3 | Quietwater Beach | Good | |||
| Casino Beach | Good | ||||
| Park East | Good | ||||
| Park West | Good | ||||
| Oct 4 | Sanders Beach | Good | |||
| Oct 8 | Bayou Chico | Poor | Yes | ||
| Hurricane | Bayou Grande | Poor | Yes | ||
| Nate | Bayou Texar | Poor | Yes | ||
| Sanders Beach | Poor | Yes | |||
| Big Lagoon State Park | Poor | Yes | |||
| Quietwater Beach | Poor | Yes |
Enterococcus bacteria are found in the intestines of warm blooded animals and are the accepted proxy for water quality monitoring in marine systems. A 100ml of sample is collected, placed in nutrient petri dish, incubated, and the number of bacteria colonies counted.
Enterococcus – (marine )amount/100ml should not exceed monthly geometric mean of 35 colonies.
- coli – (fresh) amount/100ml should not exceed monthly geometric mean of 126 colonies.
0-35 colonies / 100ml = “GOOD”
36-70 colonies / 100ml = “MODERATE”
71 > colonies / 100ml = “POOR” – poor samples are re-sampled – if second reading is also poor a health advisory is issued.
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