Rest Beach (Key West) Water Quality
Monroe County, Florida · no longer sampled
No longer sampled
The state no longer samples this site.
- Latest test
- Jul 6, 2001 (9253 days ago)
- Enterococci
- 76 per 100 mL
Recent tests
| Date | Enterococci per 100 mL | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2001 | 76 | Poor |
| Jul 2, 2001 | 144 | Poor |
| Jun 18, 2001 | <10 | Good |
| Jun 8, 2001 | 184 | Poor |
| Jun 5, 2001 | 308 | Poor |
| May 21, 2001 | 24 | Good |
| May 7, 2001 | 140 | Poor |
| Apr 27, 2001 | 128 | Poor |
| Apr 24, 2001 | 128 | Poor |
| Apr 9, 2001 | 16 | Good |
| Mar 26, 2001 | <10 | Good |
| Mar 16, 2001 | 120 | Poor |
| Mar 12, 2001 | 600 | Poor |
| Feb 26, 2001 | 20 | Good |
| Feb 16, 2001 | 62 | Moderate |
| Feb 12, 2001 | 62 | Moderate |
The long view
The state has 26 tests on record for Rest Beach (Key West) over 2 years, starting October 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
- Higgs BeachMonroe County · Tested Oct 20 · 10 per 100 mL · 0.1 miGood
- South BeachMonroe County · Tested Oct 20 · 10 per 100 mL · 0.7 miGood
- Smathers BeachMonroe County · Tested Oct 20 · 10 per 100 mL · 1.1 miGood
- Fort Zachary Taylor State ParkMonroe County · Tested Oct 20 · 10 per 100 mL · 1.6 miGood
- Simonton Street BeachMonroe County · Tested Oct 20 · 31 per 100 mL · 1.7 miGood
- Bahia Honda BaysideMonroe County · Tested Oct 20 · <10 per 100 mL · 32.6 miGood
About this site
Sampling site REST BEACH (KW) (Monroe County, EPA beach ID FL853528), at 24.54806, -81.78417. 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.