Smathers Beach East Water Quality
Monroe County, Florida · no longer sampled
No longer sampled
The state no longer samples this site.
- Latest test
- Feb 11, 2003 (8668 days ago)
- Enterococci
- <10 per 100 mL
Recent tests
| Date | Enterococci per 100 mL | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2003 | <10 | Good |
| Feb 4, 2003 | <10 | Good |
| Jan 28, 2003 | <10 | Good |
| Jan 21, 2003 | <10 | Good |
| Jan 14, 2003 | <10 | Good |
| Jan 7, 2003 | <10 | Good |
| Dec 30, 2002 | 34 | Good |
| Dec 23, 2002 | <10 | Good |
| Dec 17, 2002 | <10 | Good |
The long view
The state has 9 tests on record for Smathers Beach East over 2 years, starting December 2002. Bacteria levels usually jump after heavy rain, when stormwater washes to the shore, and drop again within a day or two.
Nearby sampled beaches
- Smathers BeachMonroe County · Tested Oct 20 · 10 per 100 mL · 0.1 miGood
- Higgs BeachMonroe County · Tested Oct 20 · 10 per 100 mL · 1.2 miGood
- South BeachMonroe County · Tested Oct 20 · 10 per 100 mL · 1.9 miGood
- Simonton Street BeachMonroe County · Tested Oct 20 · 31 per 100 mL · 2.5 miGood
- Fort Zachary Taylor State ParkMonroe County · Tested Oct 20 · 10 per 100 mL · 2.7 miGood
- Bahia Honda BaysideMonroe County · Tested Oct 20 · <10 per 100 mL · 31.4 miGood
About this site
Sampling site SMATHERS BEACH EAST (Monroe County, EPA beach ID FL824578), at 24.55222, -81.76694. 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.