Clement E Taylor Park Water Quality

Okaloosa County, Florida

No recent test

There is no test from the last 45 days.

Latest test
Sep 2, 2025 (429 days ago)
Enterococci
10 per 100 mL

The newest result we have is from Sep 2, 2025. Testing sometimes pauses; check the county health department's page or the signs at the beach.

Results over time

101001000Mar 7, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 21, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 4, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 18, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 2, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)May 16, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)May 31, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 13, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 27, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 11, 2022: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jul 25, 2022: 855 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 8, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 22, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 6, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 19, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 3, 2022: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 17, 2022: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 31, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 6, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 20, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 3, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 17, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 1, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 15, 2023: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)May 30, 2023: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 12, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 26, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 10, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 24, 2023: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 7, 2023: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Aug 23, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 5, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 18, 2023: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 2, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 16, 2023: 364 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 30, 2023: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Mar 4, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 18, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 1, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 15, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 29, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 13, 2024: 6131 per 100 mL (Poor)May 28, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 10, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 24, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 8, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 22, 2024: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 5, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 19, 2024: 119 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 3, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 16, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 30, 2024: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 14, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 28, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 3, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 17, 2025: 121 per 100 mL (Poor)Apr 14, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 28, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 12, 2025: 30 per 100 mL (Good)May 27, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 9, 2025: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jun 23, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 7, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 21, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 5, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 18, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 2, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)202320242025
Enterococci per 100 mL, log scale. Lines mark the Moderate (36) and Poor (71) levels.

Recent tests

DateEnterococci per 100 mLRating
Sep 2, 202510Good
Aug 18, 202510Good
Aug 5, 202510Good
Jul 21, 202510Good
Jul 7, 202510Good
Jun 23, 202510Good
Jun 9, 202541Moderate
May 27, 202510Good
May 12, 202530Good
Apr 28, 202510Good
Apr 14, 202510Good
Mar 17, 2025121Poor
Mar 3, 202510Good
Oct 28, 202410Good
Oct 14, 202410Good
Sep 30, 202420Good

The long view

The state has 269 tests on record for Clement E Taylor Park over 14 years, starting July 2012. In the last 10 years, 10 tests of 120 (8%) 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 CLEMENT E TAYLOR PARK (Okaloosa County, EPA beach ID FL247505), at 30.40004, -86.51279. 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.