Bemis Bay

Magnolia Springs, Alabama
Managed by Mobile Baykeeper

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

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

Bemis Bay is sampled weekly from March 10th to October 1st.

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.

Learn more about Mobile Baykeeper at http://mobilebaykeeper.org/swim

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Bemis Bay

Magnolia Springs, Alabama
Managed by Mobile Baykeeper

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.
For water quality icon legend, click:  

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

Monitoring Frequency

Bemis Bay is sampled weekly from March 10th to October 1st.

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.

Learn more about Mobile Baykeeper at http://mobilebaykeeper.org/swim

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Water Quality Graph

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