Sarasota County·Sarasota / Bradenton·Gulf Coast

Lido Key Beach water quality history

This page gives swimmers deeper historical context for Lido Key Beach: recent readings, spike frequency, and how often the displayed station history has reached poor territory.

MODERATELatest sample: September 10, 202663 CFU/100mL17% poor-sample history

Current picture

MODERATE on the latest sample at 63 CFU/100mL.

Recent-sample context

2 poor samples and 5 non-good samples in the displayed history.

Rain still matters

Stormwater can make this page stale faster than the normal testing schedule, especially after heavy rain.

Poor samples shown

2

out of 12 displayed samples.

Latest poor sample

September 8, 2026

This is the last time the displayed history shows a poor result.

Displayed-sample risk

17%

share of poor samples in the displayed history.

Water Quality History — Latest Samples

Sample source: Lido Key Beach

35.4
70.5
10
Jul
10
Jul
10
Jul
63
Jul
10
Aug
373
Aug
10
Aug
10
Aug
41
Aug
10
Aug
75
Sep
63
Sep

Values in CFU/100mL. Green = Good (≤35.4), Yellow = Moderate (35.5–70.4), Red = Poor (≥70.5)

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September 10, 2026

63 CFU/100mL · MODERATE

MODERATE

September 8, 2026

75 CFU/100mL · POOR

POOR

August 24, 2026

41 CFU/100mL · MODERATE

MODERATE

August 10, 2026

373 CFU/100mL · POOR

POOR

July 27, 2026

63 CFU/100mL · MODERATE

MODERATE

How To Use This Page

This page gives swimmers deeper historical context for Lido Key Beach: recent readings, spike frequency, and how often the displayed station history has reached poor territory.

Use this view as a decision aid, not a guarantee. The latest sample, visible runoff, and recent weather still matter more than any single list or chart.

If you want the main same-day answer instead, go back to the Lido Key Beach beach page.

Data from FL DOH Healthy Beaches Program. This is an independent project, not official real-time clearance — check with Florida DOH for official conditions.