Dunlawton Water Quality
Volusia County, Florida
Moderate
The latest test found moderate bacteria levels (36 to 70 per 100 mL). Swimming is allowed; people with weak immune systems may want to wait.
Latest test Oct 26, 2026 (10 days ago)
Enterococci 41 per 100 mL
Past 12 months 19 of 24 tests Good, 1 Poor
Results over time
10 100 1000 Nov 9, 2021: 31 per 100 mL (Good) Nov 22, 2021: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Dec 6, 2021: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Dec 20, 2021: 110 per 100 mL (Poor) Dec 27, 2021: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate) Jan 10, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Jan 31, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Feb 21, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Mar 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: 10 per 100 mL (Good) May 16, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good) May 31, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Jun 13, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Jun 27, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good) 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: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Sep 19, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Oct 6, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Oct 17, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Oct 31, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good) Jan 23, 2023: 30 per 100 mL (Good) Feb 6, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Feb 20, 2023: 20 per 100 mL (Good) Mar 6, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Mar 20, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Apr 4, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Apr 18, 2023: <10 per 100 mL (Good) May 1, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good) May 15, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good) May 30, 2023: 10 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: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Aug 7, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Aug 21, 2023: 31 per 100 mL (Good) Sep 5, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Sep 18, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Oct 3, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Oct 16, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Oct 30, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Nov 13, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Nov 27, 2023: 31 per 100 mL (Good) Dec 11, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Dec 26, 2023: 20 per 100 mL (Good) Jan 8, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Jan 22, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Feb 5, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Feb 19, 2024: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate) Mar 4, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Mar 19, 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: 10 per 100 mL (Good) 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: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Aug 12, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Aug 19, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Sep 3, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good) 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) Nov 12, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Nov 25, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Dec 9, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Dec 30, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Jan 6, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Jan 21, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Feb 3, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Feb 17, 2025: 10 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: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Jun 9, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Jun 23, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Jul 9, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Jul 21, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Aug 4, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good) 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: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Nov 10, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Nov 24, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Dec 8, 2025: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate) Dec 22, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Feb 23, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Mar 2, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Mar 16, 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: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Jun 8, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Jun 22, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Jul 7, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Jul 20, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Aug 3, 2026: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate) Aug 17, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Aug 31, 2026: 63 per 100 mL (Moderate) Sep 14, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Sep 28, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Oct 12, 2026: 135 per 100 mL (Poor) Oct 14, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good) Oct 26, 2026: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate) 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Enterococci per 100 mL, log scale. Lines mark the Moderate (36) and Poor (71) levels. Recent tests
Date Enterococci per 100 mL Rating
Oct 26, 2026 41 Moderate Oct 14, 2026 10 Good Oct 12, 2026 135 Poor Sep 28, 2026 10 Good Sep 14, 2026 10 Good Aug 31, 2026 63 Moderate Aug 17, 2026 10 Good Aug 3, 2026 41 Moderate Jul 20, 2026 10 Good Jul 7, 2026 10 Good Jun 22, 2026 10 Good Jun 8, 2026 10 Good May 26, 2026 10 Good May 11, 2026 10 Good Apr 27, 2026 10 Good Apr 13, 2026 10 Good
The long view
The state has 963 tests on record for Dunlawton over 27 years, starting August 2000.
In the last 10 years, 5 tests of 274 (2%) came back Poor, below 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 DUNLAWTON (Volusia County, EPA beach ID FL150971), at 29.15161, -80.96791. 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.