Lincoln Park Water Quality

Okaloosa County, Florida

Poor

The latest test found high bacteria levels (71 or more enterococci per 100 mL). Expect an advisory or a retest.

Latest test
Nov 2, 2026 (3 days ago)
Enterococci
504 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
15 of 20 tests Good, 3 Poor

Results over time

101001000Mar 7, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 21, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 4, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 18, 2022: 145 per 100 mL (Poor)May 2, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 16, 2022: 181 per 100 mL (Poor)May 31, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 13, 2022: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jun 27, 2022: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jul 11, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 25, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 8, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 22, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 6, 2022: 173 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 19, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 3, 2022: 63 per 100 mL (Moderate)Oct 17, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 31, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 6, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 20, 2023: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 3, 2023: 63 per 100 mL (Moderate)Apr 17, 2023: 20 per 100 mL (Good)May 1, 2023: 31 per 100 mL (Good)May 15, 2023: 30 per 100 mL (Good)May 30, 2023: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 12, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 26, 2023: 119 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 10, 2023: 269 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 24, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 7, 2023: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 23, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 5, 2023: 74 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 18, 2023: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 2, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 16, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 30, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 4, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 18, 2024: 75 per 100 mL (Poor)Apr 1, 2024: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 15, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 29, 2024: 20 per 100 mL (Good)May 13, 2024: 650 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: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 5, 2024: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Aug 19, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 3, 2024: 52 per 100 mL (Moderate)Sep 16, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 30, 2024: 10 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: 86 per 100 mL (Poor)Apr 14, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 28, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 12, 2025: 148 per 100 mL (Poor)May 27, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 9, 2025: 20 per 100 mL (Good)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: 74 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 18, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 2, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 15, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 29, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 13, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 27, 2025: 175 per 100 mL (Poor)Nov 3, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 29, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 7, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 14, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 20, 2026: 52 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jul 27, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 3, 2026: 30 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 10, 2026: 52 per 100 mL (Moderate)Aug 17, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 24, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 31, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 8, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 14, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 21, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 28, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 5, 2026: 107 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 12, 2026: 84 per 100 mL (Poor)Oct 14, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 19, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 26, 2026: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 2, 2026: 504 per 100 mL (Poor)2023202420252026
Enterococci per 100 mL, log scale. Lines mark the Moderate (36) and Poor (71) levels.

Recent tests

DateEnterococci per 100 mLRating
Nov 2, 2026504Poor
Oct 26, 2026<10Good
Oct 19, 2026<10Good
Oct 14, 2026<10Good
Oct 12, 202684Poor Advisory
Oct 5, 2026107Poor Advisory
Sep 28, 2026<10Good
Sep 21, 202610Good
Sep 14, 2026<10Good
Sep 8, 2026<10Good
Aug 31, 202620Good
Aug 24, 202610Good
Aug 17, 202610Good
Aug 10, 202652Moderate
Aug 3, 202630Good
Jul 27, 2026<10Good

The long view

The state has 859 tests on record for Lincoln Park over 25 years, starting August 2002. In the last 10 years, 39 tests of 199 (20%) 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 LINCOLN PARK (Okaloosa County, EPA beach ID FL117765), at 30.50884, -86.48870. 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.