Leslie Porter Wayside Park Water Quality

Bay County, Florida

Moderate

The latest test found moderate bacteria levels (36 to 70 per 100 mL). Swimming is allowed; people with weak immune systems may want to wait.

Latest test
Oct 26, 2026 (10 days ago)
Enterococci
41 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
22 of 49 tests Good, 18 Poor

Results over time

101001000Feb 2, 2026: 95 per 100 mL (Poor)Feb 4, 2026: 288 per 100 mL (Poor)Feb 9, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 17, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 23, 2026: 169 per 100 mL (Poor)Feb 25, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 2, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 9, 2026: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Mar 17, 2026: 213 per 100 mL (Poor)Mar 19, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 23, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 30, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 6, 2026: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Apr 13, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 20, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 27, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 4, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 11, 2026: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)May 20, 2026: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)May 26, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 1, 2026: 99 per 100 mL (Poor)Jun 3, 2026: 63 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jun 8, 2026: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jun 15, 2026: 600 per 100 mL (Poor)Jun 17, 2026: 364 per 100 mL (Poor)Jun 22, 2026: 600 per 100 mL (Poor)Jun 24, 2026: 173 per 100 mL (Poor)Jun 29, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 7, 2026: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jul 14, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 20, 2026: 98 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 22, 2026: 216 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 27, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 3, 2026: 187 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 5, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 10, 2026: 145 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 12, 2026: 64 per 100 mL (Moderate)Aug 17, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 24, 2026: 512 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 26, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 31, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 8, 2026: 134 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 10, 2026: 201 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 14, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 21, 2026: 189 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 23, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 28, 2026: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 12, 2026: 882 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 26, 2026: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)
Enterococci per 100 mL, log scale. Lines mark the Moderate (36) and Poor (71) levels.

Recent tests

DateEnterococci per 100 mLRating
Oct 26, 202641Moderate
Oct 12, 2026882Poor Advisory
Sep 28, 202631Good
Sep 23, 202610Good
Sep 21, 2026189Poor
Sep 14, 202620Good
Sep 10, 2026201Poor Advisory
Sep 8, 2026134Poor
Aug 31, 202610Good
Aug 26, 202610Good
Aug 24, 2026512Poor
Aug 17, 202610Good
Aug 12, 202664Moderate
Aug 10, 2026145Poor
Aug 5, 202610Good
Aug 3, 2026187Poor

The long view

The state has 49 tests on record for Leslie Porter Wayside Park over 1 year, starting February 2026. In the last 10 years, 18 tests of 49 (37%) 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 LESLIE PORTER WAYSIDE PARK (Bay County, EPA beach ID ), at 30.25408, -85.64643. 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.