Navy Point Park at Gibbs Point Water Quality

Escambia County, Florida

Poor

The latest test found high bacteria levels (71 or more enterococci per 100 mL). Expect an advisory or a retest.

Latest test
Nov 2, 2026 (3 days ago)
Enterococci
171 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
10 of 20 tests Good, 5 Poor

Results over time

101001000May 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: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 14, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 28, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 11, 2025: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 26, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 8, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 22, 2025: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 6, 2025: 836 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 8, 2025: 171 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 20, 2025: 52 per 100 mL (Moderate)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: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 26, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 8, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 22, 2026: 63 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jul 7, 2026: 40 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jul 20, 2026: 62 per 100 mL (Moderate)Aug 3, 2026: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Aug 17, 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: 83 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 30, 2026: 187 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 5, 2026: 600 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 6, 2026: 155 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 19, 2026: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Oct 26, 2026: 30 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 2, 2026: 171 per 100 mL (Poor)2026
Enterococci per 100 mL, log scale. Lines mark the Moderate (36) and Poor (71) levels.

Recent tests

DateEnterococci per 100 mLRating
Nov 2, 2026171Poor
Oct 26, 202630Good
Oct 19, 202641Moderate
Oct 6, 2026155Poor Advisory
Oct 5, 2026600Poor Advisory
Sep 30, 2026187Poor Advisory
Sep 28, 202683Poor
Sep 14, 202610Good
Aug 31, 202610Good
Aug 17, 202610Good
Aug 3, 202641Moderate
Jul 20, 202662Moderate
Jul 7, 202640Moderate
Jun 22, 202663Moderate
Jun 8, 202610Good
May 26, 202610Good

The long view

The state has 33 tests on record for Navy Point Park at Gibbs Point over 2 years, starting May 2025. In the last 10 years, 7 tests of 33 (21%) 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 NAVY POINT PARK AT GIBBS POINT (Escambia County, EPA beach ID FL834119), at 30.37332, -87.28870. 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.