Garniers Park Water Quality

Okaloosa County, Florida

Good

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

Latest test
Oct 26, 2026 (10 days ago)
Enterococci
<10 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
14 of 20 tests Good, 5 Poor

Results over time

101001000Nov 8, 2021: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 7, 2022: 110 per 100 mL (Poor)Mar 21, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 4, 2022: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 18, 2022: 31 per 100 mL (Good)May 2, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)May 16, 2022: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)May 31, 2022: 63 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jun 13, 2022: 999 per 100 mL (Poor)Jun 27, 2022: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 11, 2022: 600 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 25, 2022: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 8, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 22, 2022: 480 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 6, 2022: 30 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 19, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 3, 2022: 110 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 17, 2022: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 31, 2022: 211 per 100 mL (Poor)Nov 14, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 6, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 20, 2023: 30 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 3, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 17, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 1, 2023: 31 per 100 mL (Good)May 15, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 30, 2023: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 12, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 26, 2023: 62 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jul 10, 2023: 457 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 24, 2023: 25 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 7, 2023: 86 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 23, 2023: 30 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 5, 2023: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Sep 18, 2023: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 2, 2023: 73 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 16, 2023: 984 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 30, 2023: 279 per 100 mL (Poor)Nov 14, 2023: 213 per 100 mL (Poor)Nov 28, 2023: 999 per 100 mL (Poor)Mar 4, 2024: 171 per 100 mL (Poor)Mar 18, 2024: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 1, 2024: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 15, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 29, 2024: 189 per 100 mL (Poor)May 13, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 28, 2024: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 10, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 24, 2024: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jul 8, 2024: 160 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 22, 2024: 121 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 5, 2024: 231 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 19, 2024: 63 per 100 mL (Moderate)Sep 3, 2024: 52 per 100 mL (Moderate)Sep 16, 2024: 156 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 30, 2024: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Oct 14, 2024: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 28, 2024: 1019 per 100 mL (Poor)Nov 13, 2024: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 3, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 17, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 14, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 28, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 12, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 27, 2025: 85 per 100 mL (Poor)Jun 9, 2025: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 23, 2025: 98 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 7, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 21, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 5, 2025: 226 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 18, 2025: 600 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 2, 2025: 228 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 15, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 29, 2025: 30 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 13, 2025: 900 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 27, 2025: 631 per 100 mL (Poor)Nov 3, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 18, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 30, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 13, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 27, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 11, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 26, 2026: 96 per 100 mL (Poor)May 28, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 8, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 22, 2026: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)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: 119 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 30, 2026: 600 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 12, 2026: 86 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 14, 2026: 256 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 26, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)20222023202420252026
Enterococci per 100 mL, log scale. Lines mark the Moderate (36) and Poor (71) levels.

Recent tests

DateEnterococci per 100 mLRating
Oct 26, 2026<10Good
Oct 14, 2026256Poor Advisory
Oct 12, 202686Poor Advisory
Sep 30, 2026600Poor Advisory
Sep 28, 2026119Poor
Sep 14, 202610Good
Aug 31, 2026<10Good
Aug 17, 2026<10Good
Aug 3, 2026<10Good
Jul 20, 2026<10Good
Jul 7, 202610Good
Jun 22, 202641Moderate
Jun 8, 202610Good
May 28, 2026<10Good
May 26, 202696Poor
May 11, 202610Good

The long view

The state has 926 tests on record for Garniers Park over 27 years, starting July 2000. In the last 10 years, 64 tests of 210 (30%) 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 GARNIERS PARK (Okaloosa County, EPA beach ID FL752331), at 30.42956, -86.60046. 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.