Bayou Texar

Pensacola, Florida

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Bayou Texar is located in East Pensacola and separates East Hill and East Pensacola Heights. Carpenter's Creek opens up into this bayou, (near the 17th Avenue railroad tussle and Wayside Park) which encompasses a large business hub of Pensacola.

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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 December 9th, 2019. The Swim Guide - Florida updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at

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MONITORING FREQUENCY

SOURCE INFORMATION

Escambia County Beaches are monitored by the Florida Healthy Beaches Program. Monitoring results are collected on two schedules, weekly and bi-weekly on Mondays and Tuesdays and results are posted onto the Florida Healthy Beaches website Thursday. Samples will be collected the following week if bacteria counts exceed acceptable levels. Samples are collected year round at some Florida beaches, however the monitoring season for most beaches in Escambia County is from March to November. Selected beaches are monitored on both weekly and bi-weekly schedules year round.

The Florida Healthy Beaches Program Categories are:

Good = 0-35 Enterococci / 100 mL of marine water;
Moderate = 36-70 Enterococci / 100 mL of marine water, and;
Poor = 71 or greater Enterococci / 100 mL of marine water.

The 2012 Recreational Water Quality Criteria recommends using 70 CFU per 100 mL as the Beach Action Value (BAV) to guide public health advisories. A Single Sample Maximum (SSM) at 70 CFU per 100 ml and a BAV are functionally the same. If the sample result is above the indicated value, the beach is resampled and tested the following day or a beach advisory is issued with the first test result. The Healthy Beaches program no longer uses geometric means to represent recreational water quality data.

On Swim Guide a beach is marked Green when it has a Good or Moderate standing meaning the SSM test results show Enterococci counts between 0- 70 cfu (colony forming units) / 100ml.
Swim Guide marks a beach Red when it has a Poor standing. This means the SSM test results show Enterococci counts exceeds the BAV of 70 cfu/100ml. These conservative advisories better inform vulnerable people (children, elderly, and the immunocompromised) who have elevated health risks due to water quality at the beach.
A beach is marked Grey when no current or reliable monitoring information is available.

Please note: Vibrio vulnificus bacteria, also called flesh eating disease, is a naturally occurring bacteria in some of Florida's waters. This bacteria can be lethal, especially when contracted by individuals with compromised immune systems. Concentrations of the bacteria are higher in the mouths of rivers near oceans. The bacteria is most dangerous when ingested in raw seafood but recent deaths are attributed to individuals who have waded in water with broken skin. Beach goers are urged to use caution and consult a physician if you suspect you have come in contact with the bacteria.

WATER QUALITY GRAPH

Bayou Texar

Pensacola, Florida

Managed by The Swim Guide - Florida

WATER QUALITY

Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on December 9th, 2019. The Swim Guide - Florida updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at

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MONITORING FREQUENCY

SOURCE INFORMATION

WATER QUALITY GRAPH

Beach	Location	Water Quality
Bayview Park Pier Pensacola, Florida	Pensacola, Florida	Historical Status
Sanders Beach Pensacola, Florida	Pensacola, Florida	Historical Status
Ft. Pickens Pensacola, Florida	Pensacola, Florida	Historical Status
Bayou Chico Warrington, Florida	Warrington, Florida	Historical Status

Other Beaches Near This One

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Bayview Park Pier Pensacola, Florida	Pensacola, Florida	Historical Status
Sanders Beach Pensacola, Florida	Pensacola, Florida	Historical Status
Ft. Pickens Pensacola, Florida	Pensacola, Florida	Historical Status
Bayou Chico Warrington, Florida	Warrington, Florida	Historical Status

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	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.

	Green means the beach has historically excellent or pristine water quality, but there is no current data.

	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.