Alligator Point Water Quality

Franklin 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
52 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
10 of 19 tests Good, 6 Poor

Results over time

101001000Mar 30, 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 13, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 21, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 28, 2022: 56 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jul 5, 2022: 12 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 11, 2022: 40 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jul 18, 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: 120 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 10, 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: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 6, 2022: 16 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 19, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 3, 2022: 18 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 18, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 31, 2022: 48 per 100 mL (Moderate)Mar 27, 2023: 12 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 4, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 17, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)May 1, 2023: 28 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 12, 2023: 140 per 100 mL (Poor)Jun 14, 2023: 60 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jun 26, 2023: 12 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 5, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 10, 2023: 42 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jul 17, 2023: 78 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 19, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 25, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 31, 2023: 42 per 100 mL (Moderate)Aug 7, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 14, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 11, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 25, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 9, 2023: 14 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 23, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 11, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 25, 2024: 68 per 100 mL (Moderate)Apr 8, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 22, 2024: 12 per 100 mL (Good)May 6, 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: 204 per 100 mL (Poor)Jun 19, 2024: 48 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jun 24, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 1, 2024: 28 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 8, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 15, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 22, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 30, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 6, 2024: 84 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 8, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 12, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 19, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 26, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 3, 2024: 46 per 100 mL (Moderate)Sep 16, 2024: 302 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 18, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 8, 2024: 122 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 14, 2024: 150 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 21, 2024: 38 per 100 mL (Moderate)Mar 3, 2025: 118 per 100 mL (Poor)Mar 5, 2025: 240 per 100 mL (Poor)Mar 11, 2025: 34 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 17, 2025: 104 per 100 mL (Poor)Mar 19, 2025: 70 per 100 mL (Moderate)Apr 7, 2025: 18 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 15, 2025: 16 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 28, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)May 12, 2025: 14 per 100 mL (Good)May 27, 2025: 28 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 2, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 9, 2025: 108 per 100 mL (Poor)Jun 11, 2025: 240 per 100 mL (Poor)Jun 16, 2025: 14 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 23, 2025: 230 per 100 mL (Poor)Jun 25, 2025: 74 per 100 mL (Poor)Jun 30, 2025: 56 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jul 7, 2025: 640 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 9, 2025: 134 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 14, 2025: 240 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 21, 2025: 62 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jul 28, 2025: 34 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 4, 2025: 2600 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 6, 2025: 300 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 12, 2025: 240 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 18, 2025: 54 per 100 mL (Moderate)Aug 25, 2025: 310 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 27, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 8, 2025: 22 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 22, 2025: 22 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 6, 2025: 124 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 8, 2025: 310 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 13, 2025: 48 per 100 mL (Moderate)Oct 21, 2025: 114 per 100 mL (Poor)Nov 3, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 29, 2026: 30 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 7, 2026: 390 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 9, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 13, 2026: 260 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 15, 2026: 21 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 20, 2026: 600 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 27, 2026: 14 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 3, 2026: 600 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 5, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 10, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 17, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 24, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 31, 2026: 12 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 14, 2026: 120 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 16, 2026: 486 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 21, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 28, 2026: 54 per 100 mL (Moderate)Oct 12, 2026: 66 per 100 mL (Moderate)Oct 26, 2026: 52 per 100 mL (Moderate)2023202420252026
Enterococci per 100 mL, log scale. Lines mark the Moderate (36) and Poor (71) levels.

Recent tests

DateEnterococci per 100 mLRating
Oct 26, 202652Moderate
Oct 12, 202666Moderate
Sep 28, 202654Moderate
Sep 21, 202610Good
Sep 16, 2026486Poor Advisory
Sep 14, 2026120Poor
Aug 31, 202612Good
Aug 24, 2026<10Good
Aug 17, 2026<10Good
Aug 10, 202610Good
Aug 5, 202610Good
Aug 3, 2026600Poor
Jul 27, 202614Good
Jul 20, 2026600Poor Advisory
Jul 15, 202621Good
Jul 13, 2026260Poor

The long view

The state has 833 tests on record for Alligator Point over 27 years, starting August 2000. In the last 10 years, 33 tests of 231 (14%) 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 ALLIGATOR POINT (Franklin County, EPA beach ID FL154930), at 29.89965, -84.34394. 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.