Bemis Bay

Magnolia Springs, Alabama

Managed by Mobile Baykeeper

A public pier and kayak launch in Magnolia Springs on the Magnolia River.

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Water Quality

Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on May 31st, 2023. Mobile Baykeeper updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on June 2nd, 2023 at 2:43 PM.

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Monitoring Frequency

Source Information

This beach information comes from tests conducted by Mobile Baykeeper. Samples are collected once per week during the swimming season (April - September) and once per month during the cooler months (October - March). Samples are collected on Thursday's of every week and results are posted on Friday.

Water samples are analyzed for the indicator bacteria Enterococci via the IDEXX sampling methodology. Beaches will be marked as unsafe (red) for swimming when sample results show more than 104 Enterococci colonies per 100 ml of water and will be marked as safe (green) when Enterococci colonies are below 104 colonies per 100 ml of water. A grey status indicates a lack of current or reliable data for a particular site.

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Other Beaches Near This One

Beach	Location	Water Quality
Mary Ann Nelson Beach, Mobile Bay Fairhope, Alabama	Fairhope, Alabama	Historical Status
Camp Beckwith, Weeks Bay Fairhope, Alabama	Fairhope, Alabama	Historical Status
Cold Hole - Magnolia River Magnolia Springs, Alabama	Magnolia Springs, Alabama	Historical Status
Turkey Branch at Condor Circle Fairhope, Alabama	Fairhope, Alabama	Historical Status

	Green means the beach’s most recent test results met relevant water quality standards.

	Red means the beach’s most recent test results failed to meet water quality standards.

	Grey means water quality information for the beach is too old (more than 7 days old) to be considered current, or that info is unavailable, or unreliable.

	Green means the beach passed water quality tests 95% of the time or more.

	Yellow means the beach passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time.

	Red means the beach failed water quality tests 40% of the time or more.

	This means that this site has been issued a Blue Flag status for the current swimming season. This status does not indicate current water quality.

	Red means the water at the site has water quality issues or there is an emergency.

	Grey means there is no current water quality information, the beach is under construction, there has been an event that has rendered water quality information unreliable or unavailable.