Met water quality standards less than 60% of the time
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on December 18th, 2025
Miami Waterkeeper
updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available.
These results were posted to Swim Guide on December 24th, 2025 at 18:27.
Monitoring Frequency:
Tarpon River Rio Vista Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale is sampled
Weekly from
January 1st
to
December 31st.
Water Quality Graph:
About Tarpon River Rio Vista Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale
The Tarpon River intersects with the New River at two locations, SW 8th Ave and Ponce De Leon Drive. The Tarpon River traverses the neighborhoods of Tarpon River, Downtown Fort Lauderdale, and Rio Vista. Along the way, at SW 11th Street, is the Tarpon Cove Park, which has amenities such as fishing and water frontage.
**Water samples taken within 48 hours of a rainfall event for inland coastal waterways are likely to exceed bacterial standards due to urban runoff.**
