Golden Sands Park Water Quality

Indian River County, Florida

Good

The latest test found low bacteria levels (35 or fewer per 100 mL).

Latest test
Oct 12, 2026 (24 days ago)
Enterococci
10 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
19 of 19 tests Good

Results over time

101001000Apr 20, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 27, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 4, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 11, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 18, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 26, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 1, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 8, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 15, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 22, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 29, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 7, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 20, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 3, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)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: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 12, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)
Enterococci per 100 mL, log scale. Lines mark the Moderate (36) and Poor (71) levels.

Recent tests

DateEnterococci per 100 mLRating
Oct 26, 2026no resultNo result
Oct 12, 202610Good
Sep 28, 202610Good
Sep 14, 202610Good
Aug 31, 202610Good
Aug 17, 202610Good
Aug 3, 202610Good
Jul 20, 202610Good
Jul 7, 202610Good
Jun 29, 202610Good
Jun 22, 202610Good
Jun 15, 202610Good
Jun 8, 202610Good
Jun 1, 202610Good
May 26, 202610Good
May 18, 202610Good

The long view

The state has 73 tests on record for Golden Sands Park over 27 years, starting July 2000. 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 GOLDEN SANDS PARK (Indian River County, EPA beach ID FL889417), at 27.78278, -80.40694. 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.