Big Lagoon State Park Water Quality

Escambia County, Florida

No recent test

There is no test from the last 45 days.

Latest test
Aug 31, 2026 (66 days ago)
Enterococci
20 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
12 of 19 tests Good, 6 Poor

The newest result we have is from Aug 31, 2026. Testing sometimes pauses; check the county health department's page or the signs at the beach.

Results over time

101001000Mar 14, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 28, 2022: 548 per 100 mL (Poor)Mar 29, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 11, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 25, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 9, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 23, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 6, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 20, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 5, 2022: 185 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 6, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 18, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 1, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 15, 2022: 160 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 17, 2022: 40 per 100 mL (Moderate)Aug 29, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 12, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 26, 2022: 74 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 28, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 10, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 24, 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 1, 2023: 10 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: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jul 24, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 7, 2023: 107 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 9, 2023: 203 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 18, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 2, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 16, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 30, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 11, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 25, 2024: 63 per 100 mL (Moderate)Apr 8, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 22, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 6, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 20, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 3, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 17, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 1, 2024: 109 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 3, 2024: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 15, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 29, 2024: 63 per 100 mL (Moderate)Aug 12, 2024: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 26, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 9, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 23, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 7, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 21, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 10, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 24, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 7, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 21, 2025: 31 per 100 mL (Good)May 5, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 19, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 2, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 16, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 1, 2025: 86 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 7, 2025: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 14, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 28, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 11, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 26, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 8, 2025: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Sep 22, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 6, 2025: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Oct 20, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 2, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 16, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 30, 2026: 187 per 100 mL (Poor)Apr 1, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 13, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 27, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)May 11, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 26, 2026: 341 per 100 mL (Poor)May 27, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 8, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 22, 2026: 52 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jul 7, 2026: 185 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 8, 2026: 305 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 13, 2026: 122 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 15, 2026: 98 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 20, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 3, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 17, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 31, 2026: 20 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
Aug 31, 202620Good
Aug 17, 202610Good
Aug 3, 202610Good
Jul 20, 202620Good
Jul 15, 202698Poor Advisory
Jul 13, 2026122Poor
Jul 8, 2026305Poor Advisory
Jul 7, 2026185Poor
Jun 22, 202652Moderate
Jun 8, 202620Good
May 27, 202620Good
May 26, 2026341Poor
May 11, 202610Good
Apr 27, 202620Good
Apr 13, 202610Good
Apr 1, 202620Good

The long view

The state has 839 tests on record for Big Lagoon State Park over 27 years, starting July 2000. In the last 10 years, 24 tests of 205 (12%) came back Poor, 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 BIG LAGOON STATE PARK (Escambia County, EPA beach ID FL988248), at 30.31032, -87.41733. 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.