Earl Gilbert Park Water Quality

Bay County, Florida

Good

The latest test found low bacteria levels (35 or fewer per 100 mL).

Latest test
Oct 26, 2026 (10 days ago)
Enterococci
10 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
17 of 20 tests Good, 3 Poor

Results over time

101001000Mar 7, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 21, 2022: 420 per 100 mL (Poor)Mar 28, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 4, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 18, 2022: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)May 2, 2022: 86 per 100 mL (Poor)May 9, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 16, 2022: 31 per 100 mL (Good)May 30, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 13, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 27, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 11, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 25, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 8, 2022: 72 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 15, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 22, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 5, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 19, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 3, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 17, 2022: 122 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 24, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 31, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 6, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 20, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 3, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 17, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 8, 2023: 20 per 100 mL (Good)May 15, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 30, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 12, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 26, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 10, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 24, 2023: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 7, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 21, 2023: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 4, 2023: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 18, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 2, 2023: 30 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 16, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 30, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 4, 2024: 75 per 100 mL (Poor)Mar 11, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 18, 2024: 74 per 100 mL (Poor)Mar 25, 2024: 62 per 100 mL (Moderate)Apr 1, 2024: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 15, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 29, 2024: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)May 13, 2024: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)May 28, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 10, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 25, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 8, 2024: 488 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 15, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 22, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 5, 2024: 95 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 12, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 19, 2024: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 3, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 16, 2024: 98 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 23, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 30, 2024: 62 per 100 mL (Moderate)Oct 14, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 28, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 3, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 17, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 14, 2025: 52 per 100 mL (Moderate)Apr 28, 2025: 98 per 100 mL (Poor)May 5, 2025: 990 per 100 mL (Poor)May 19, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 27, 2025: 496 per 100 mL (Poor)Jun 2, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 9, 2025: 160 per 100 mL (Poor)Jun 16, 2025: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 23, 2025: 160 per 100 mL (Poor)Jun 30, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 7, 2025: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 21, 2025: 52 per 100 mL (Moderate)Aug 5, 2025: 323 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 11, 2025: 52 per 100 mL (Moderate)Aug 18, 2025: 95 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 26, 2025: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 2, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 15, 2025: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Sep 29, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 13, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 27, 2025: 309 per 100 mL (Poor)Nov 3, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 2, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 17, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 30, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 13, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 27, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 11, 2026: 73 per 100 mL (Poor)May 13, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 26, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 8, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 22, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 7, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 20, 2026: 315 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 3, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 17, 2026: 74 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 24, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 31, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 14, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 28, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 12, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 26, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)2023202420252026
Enterococci per 100 mL, log scale. Lines mark the Moderate (36) and Poor (71) levels.

Recent tests

DateEnterococci per 100 mLRating
Oct 26, 202610Good
Oct 12, 202620Good
Sep 28, 202610Good
Sep 14, 202610Good
Aug 31, 202610Good
Aug 24, 202610Good
Aug 17, 202674Poor Advisory
Aug 3, 202610Good
Jul 20, 2026315Poor Advisory
Jul 7, 202610Good
Jun 22, 202610Good
Jun 8, 202610Good
May 26, 202610Good
May 13, 202610Good
May 11, 202673Poor Advisory
Apr 27, 202610Good

The long view

The state has 863 tests on record for Earl Gilbert Park over 27 years, starting August 2000. In the last 10 years, 50 tests of 229 (22%) came back Poor, well above the rate for all Florida sampled beaches (6.1%). Bacteria levels usually jump after heavy rain, when stormwater washes to the shore, and drop again within a day or two.

Nearby sampled beaches

About this site

Sampling site EARL GILBERT PARK (Bay County, EPA beach ID FL131708), at 30.10676, -85.60231. Results are from the Florida Department of Health's Healthy Beaches Program; years before 2026 come from the state's submissions to EPA's Water Quality Portal.