Fort Island Gulf Beach Water Quality

Citrus County, Florida

Advisory

Health advisory: the state advises against swimming here until a retest comes back clean.

Latest test
Nov 2, 2026 (3 days ago)
Enterococci
173 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
14 of 20 tests Good, 4 Poor

Results over time

101001000Apr 18, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 25, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 9, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 16, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 23, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 7, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 13, 2022: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jun 20, 2022: 2420 per 100 mL (Poor)Jun 22, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 11, 2022: 417 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 13, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 19, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 25, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 1, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 8, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 15, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 22, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 29, 2022: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Sep 12, 2022: 341 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 14, 2022: 110 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 19, 2022: 75 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 26, 2022: 450 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 3, 2022: 120 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 10, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 20, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 27, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 3, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 10, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 17, 2023: 20 per 100 mL (Good)May 1, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 15, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 22, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 30, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 12, 2023: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jun 20, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 26, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 5, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 10, 2023: 98 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 17, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 24, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 31, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 8, 2023: 107 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 14, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 21, 2023: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Sep 5, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 11, 2023: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Sep 18, 2023: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Sep 25, 2023: 133 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 9, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 16, 2023: 63 per 100 mL (Moderate)Oct 23, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 4, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 11, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 18, 2024: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 25, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 1, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 8, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 15, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 22, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 29, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 6, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 13, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 20, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 28, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 3, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 10, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 17, 2024: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jun 24, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 1, 2024: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jul 9, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 15, 2024: 1660 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 22, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 29, 2024: 285 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 12, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 19, 2024: 30 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 26, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 3, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 9, 2024: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 16, 2024: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 23, 2024: 134 per 100 mL (Poor)Feb 5, 2025: 52 per 100 mL (Moderate)Feb 11, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 17, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 24, 2025: 52 per 100 mL (Moderate)Mar 3, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 11, 2025: 51 per 100 mL (Moderate)Mar 17, 2025: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 24, 2025: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Apr 7, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 14, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 21, 2025: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 28, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 5, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 15, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 19, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 27, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 2, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 9, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 16, 2025: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 23, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 30, 2025: 84 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 2, 2025: 2760 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 7, 2025: 97 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 10, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 14, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 21, 2025: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jul 28, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 4, 2025: 148 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 6, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 11, 2025: 256 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 18, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 25, 2025: 134 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 28, 2025: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 27, 2025: 84 per 100 mL (Poor)Nov 3, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 15, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 22, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 29, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 13, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 20, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 27, 2026: 235 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 3, 2026: 162 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 11, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 17, 2026: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 24, 2026: 30 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 31, 2026: 109 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 8, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 14, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 21, 2026: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 28, 2026: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Oct 5, 2026: 63 per 100 mL (Moderate)Oct 12, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 19, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 26, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 2, 2026: 173 per 100 mL (Poor)2023202420252026
Enterococci per 100 mL, log scale. Lines mark the Moderate (36) and Poor (71) levels.

Recent tests

DateEnterococci per 100 mLRating
Nov 2, 2026173Poor Advisory
Oct 26, 202610Good
Oct 19, 202610Good
Oct 12, 202620Good
Oct 5, 202663Moderate
Sep 28, 202641Moderate
Sep 21, 202631Good
Sep 14, 202610Good
Sep 8, 202610Good
Aug 31, 2026109Poor Advisory
Aug 24, 202630Good
Aug 17, 202631Good
Aug 11, 202610Good
Aug 3, 2026162Poor Advisory
Jul 27, 2026235Poor Advisory
Jul 20, 202610Good

The long view

The state has 699 tests on record for Fort Island Gulf Beach over 27 years, starting August 2000. In the last 10 years, 31 tests of 168 (18%) 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 FORT ISLAND GULF BEACH (Citrus County, EPA beach ID FL760836), at 28.90818, -82.69100. 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.