The latest test found low bacteria levels (35 or fewer per 100 mL).
Latest test
Oct 26, 2026 (10 days ago)
Enterococci
16 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
14 of 19 tests Good, 3 Poor
Results over time
Enterococci per 100 mL, log scale. Lines mark the Moderate (36) and Poor (71) levels.
Recent tests
Date
Enterococci per 100 mL
Rating
Oct 26, 2026
16
Good
Oct 12, 2026
26
Good
Sep 28, 2026
<10
Good
Sep 14, 2026
<10
Good
Aug 31, 2026
<10
Good
Aug 24, 2026
<10
Good
Aug 17, 2026
<10
Good
Aug 10, 2026
10
Good
Aug 3, 2026
12
Good
Jul 27, 2026
40
Moderate
Jul 20, 2026
100
PoorAdvisory
Jul 15, 2026
<10
Good
Jul 13, 2026
600
Poor
Jul 9, 2026
<10
Good
Jul 7, 2026
80
Poor
Jun 29, 2026
<10
Good
The long view
The state has 824 tests on record for Saint George Island Franklin Blvd. over 27 years, starting August 2000.
In the last 10 years, 9 tests of 217 (4%) came back Poor, below 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.
Sampling site SAINT GEORGE ISLAND FRANKLIN BLVD (Franklin County, EPA beach ID FL171682), at 29.66194, -84.86158. 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.