Fort Pierce Inlet State Park - River Water Quality

St. Lucie County, Florida

No recent test

There is no test from the last 45 days.

Latest test
Jun 15, 2026 (143 days ago)
Enterococci
20 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
11 of 20 tests Good, 9 Poor

The newest result we have is from Jun 15, 2026. Testing sometimes pauses; check the county health department's page or the signs at the beach.

Results over time

101001000Mar 16, 2026: 600 per 100 mL (Poor)Mar 18, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 23, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 30, 2026: 137 per 100 mL (Poor)Apr 1, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 6, 2026: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 13, 2026: 192 per 100 mL (Poor)Apr 15, 2026: 99 per 100 mL (Poor)Apr 20, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 27, 2026: 406 per 100 mL (Poor)Apr 29, 2026: 31 per 100 mL (Good)May 4, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)May 11, 2026: 600 per 100 mL (Poor)May 13, 2026: 600 per 100 mL (Poor)May 18, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 26, 2026: 238 per 100 mL (Poor)May 28, 2026: 137 per 100 mL (Poor)Jun 1, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 8, 2026: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 15, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)
Enterococci per 100 mL, log scale. Lines mark the Moderate (36) and Poor (71) levels.

Recent tests

DateEnterococci per 100 mLRating
Jun 15, 202620Good
Jun 8, 202631Good
Jun 1, 202610Good
May 28, 2026137Poor Advisory
May 26, 2026238Poor
May 18, 202610Good
May 13, 2026600Poor Advisory
May 11, 2026600Poor
May 4, 202620Good
Apr 29, 202631Good
Apr 27, 2026406Poor
Apr 20, 202610Good
Apr 15, 202699Poor Advisory
Apr 13, 2026192Poor
Apr 6, 202631Good
Apr 1, 202610Good

The long view

The state has 72 tests on record for Fort Pierce Inlet State Park - River over 27 years, starting August 2000. In the last 10 years, 9 tests of 20 (45%) 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 FT PIERCE INLET STATE PARK - RIVER (St. Lucie County, EPA beach ID FL585273), at 27.47050, -80.28833. 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.