Ben T. Davis North Water Quality

Hillsborough County, Florida

Advisory

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

Latest test
Nov 3, 2026 (2 days ago)
Enterococci
140 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
26 of 29 tests Good, 1 Poor

Results over time

101001000Nov 8, 2021: 32 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 17, 2021: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 22, 2021: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 1, 2021: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 8, 2021: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 15, 2021: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 20, 2021: 24 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 27, 2021: 16 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 5, 2022: 52 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jan 12, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 19, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 26, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 1, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 9, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 16, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 23, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 2, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 9, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 14, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 16, 2022: 28 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 23, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 4, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 13, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 20, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 26, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)May 3, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)May 9, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)May 18, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)May 25, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 1, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 6, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 15, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 22, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 29, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 6, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 13, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 20, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 27, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 1, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 10, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 17, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 24, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 31, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 7, 2022: 110 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 14, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 19, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 5, 2022: 16 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 12, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 19, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 26, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 2, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 16, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 21, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 30, 2022: 12 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 7, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 14, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 20, 2022: 52 per 100 mL (Moderate)Dec 28, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 4, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 11, 2023: 16 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 18, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 25, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 1, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 8, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 15, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 22, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 1, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 8, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 15, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 23, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 29, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 5, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 12, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 19, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 26, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)May 3, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)May 10, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)May 17, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)May 24, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)May 31, 2023: 40 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jun 7, 2023: 16 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 14, 2023: 120 per 100 mL (Poor)Jun 21, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 28, 2023: 460 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 5, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 12, 2023: 40 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jul 19, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 26, 2023: 240 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 2, 2023: 150 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 9, 2023: 240 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 16, 2023: 32 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 23, 2023: 160 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 6, 2023: 370 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 12, 2023: 32 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 20, 2023: 36 per 100 mL (Moderate)Sep 27, 2023: 68 per 100 mL (Moderate)Oct 4, 2023: 240 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 11, 2023: 36 per 100 mL (Moderate)Oct 18, 2023: 12 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 25, 2023: 480 per 100 mL (Poor)Nov 1, 2023: 56 per 100 mL (Moderate)Nov 7, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 16, 2023: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 29, 2023: 48 per 100 mL (Moderate)Dec 6, 2023: 32 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 13, 2023: 64 per 100 mL (Moderate)Dec 20, 2023: 170 per 100 mL (Poor)Dec 27, 2023: 32 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 3, 2024: 12 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 10, 2024: 360 per 100 mL (Poor)Jan 17, 2024: 16 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 24, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 31, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 7, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 14, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 21, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 28, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 6, 2024: 12 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 13, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 20, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 27, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 3, 2024: 96 per 100 mL (Poor)Apr 11, 2024: 24 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 17, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 24, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)May 1, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)May 8, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)May 16, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)May 22, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)May 31, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 5, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 12, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 20, 2024: 24 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 26, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 2, 2024: 24 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 10, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 17, 2024: 160 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 24, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 31, 2024: 130 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 7, 2024: 36 per 100 mL (Moderate)Aug 14, 2024: 240 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 21, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 28, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 4, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 9, 2024: 32 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 16, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 23, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 30, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 6, 2024: 16 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 13, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 20, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 26, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 4, 2024: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 11, 2024: 250 per 100 mL (Poor)Dec 18, 2024: 16 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 26, 2024: 24 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 2, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 8, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 15, 2025: 16 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 22, 2025: 32 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 29, 2025: 40 per 100 mL (Moderate)Feb 5, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 12, 2025: 36 per 100 mL (Moderate)Feb 19, 2025: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 26, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 5, 2025: 580 per 100 mL (Poor)Mar 12, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 19, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 26, 2025: 240 per 100 mL (Poor)Apr 2, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 9, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 16, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 23, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 30, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)May 7, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)May 14, 2025: 16 per 100 mL (Good)May 21, 2025: 120 per 100 mL (Poor)May 28, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 3, 2025: 12 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 11, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 16, 2025: 96 per 100 mL (Poor)Jun 25, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 1, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 9, 2025: 60 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jul 16, 2025: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 23, 2025: 76 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 30, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 6, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 13, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 20, 2025: 56 per 100 mL (Moderate)Aug 27, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 3, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 10, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 17, 2025: 28 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 24, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 1, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 8, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 15, 2025: 28 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 22, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 29, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 5, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 12, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 19, 2025: 16 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 24, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 3, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 10, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 17, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 22, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 29, 2025: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 24, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 30, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 8, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 15, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 22, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 29, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 6, 2026: 40 per 100 mL (Moderate)Aug 12, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 19, 2026: 36 per 100 mL (Moderate)Aug 26, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 1, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 9, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 15, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 23, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 30, 2026: 16 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 7, 2026: 32 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 14, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 21, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 28, 2026: 24 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 3, 2026: 140 per 100 mL (Poor)20222023202420252026
Enterococci per 100 mL, log scale. Lines mark the Moderate (36) and Poor (71) levels.

Recent tests

DateEnterococci per 100 mLRating
Nov 3, 2026140Poor Advisory
Oct 28, 202624Good
Oct 21, 2026<10Good
Oct 14, 2026<10Good
Oct 7, 202632Good
Sep 30, 202616Good
Sep 23, 2026<10Good
Sep 15, 2026<10Good
Sep 9, 2026<10Good
Sep 1, 2026<10Good
Aug 26, 2026<10Good
Aug 19, 202636Moderate
Aug 12, 2026<10Good
Aug 6, 202640Moderate
Jul 29, 2026<10Good
Jul 22, 2026<10Good

The long view

The state has 1,312 tests on record for Ben T. Davis North over 27 years, starting July 2000. In the last 10 years, 48 tests of 481 (10%) 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 BEN T. DAVIS NORTH (Hillsborough County, EPA beach ID FL173861), at 27.96876, -82.57462. 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.