Curry Hammock State Park Water Quality

Monroe County, Florida

Good

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

Latest test
Oct 20, 2026 (16 days ago)
Enterococci
<10 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
15 of 20 tests Good, 3 Poor

Results over time

101001000Jan 27, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 10, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 24, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 10, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 24, 2026: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 7, 2026: 108 per 100 mL (Poor)Apr 21, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)May 5, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)May 19, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 2, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 16, 2026: 999 per 100 mL (Poor)Jun 30, 2026: 85 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 14, 2026: 63 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jul 28, 2026: 63 per 100 mL (Moderate)Aug 11, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 25, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 8, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 22, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 6, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 20, 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 20, 2026<10Good
Oct 6, 202610Good
Sep 22, 202620Good
Sep 8, 2026<10Good
Aug 25, 2026<10Good
Aug 11, 2026<10Good
Jul 28, 202663Moderate
Jul 14, 202663Moderate
Jun 30, 202685Poor Advisory
Jun 16, 2026999Poor Advisory
Jun 2, 2026<10Good
May 19, 2026<10Good
May 5, 2026<10Good
Apr 21, 2026<10Good
Apr 7, 2026108Poor Advisory
Mar 24, 202631Good

The long view

The state has 538 tests on record for Curry Hammock State Park over 27 years, starting August 2000. In the last 10 years, 3 tests of 20 (15%) 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 CURRY HAMMOCK STATE PARK (Monroe County, EPA beach ID FL078289), at 24.74167, -80.98000. 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.