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Doheny water quality

Water samples, official beach notices, and an experimental ocean forecast.

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Lab results describe water collected on the sample date. Conditions can change between samples.

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Latest available samples in Doheny

Lab data retrieved . Sample dates are listed below.

Results retain their reported units and qualifiers. DNA copies and culture counts use different methods. Outlet samples describe the outlet, rather than the adjacent swimming beach.

Latest sampled day for each indicator and station; highest result when there are several that day.
Monitoring stationSample dateIndicatorReported result
San Juan Creek Ocean Interface at Doheny State Beach - DowncoastSJC1DEnterococcus2100 CFU/100ml
San Juan Creek Ocean Interface at Doheny State Beach - DowncoastSJC1DFecal Coliforms500 CFU/100ml
San Juan Creek Ocean Interface at Doheny State Beach - DowncoastSJC1DTotal Coliforms3600 CFU/100ml
San Juan Creek Ocean Interface at Doheny State Beach - UpcoastSJC1UEnterococcus100 CFU/100ml
San Juan Creek Ocean Interface at Doheny State Beach - UpcoastSJC1UFecal Coliforms80 CFU/100ml
San Juan Creek Ocean Interface at Doheny State Beach - UpcoastSJC1UTotal Coliforms400 CFU/100ml
San Juan Creek Ocean Interface at Doheny State Beach - Zero PointSJC1ZEnterococcus2100 CFU/100ml
San Juan Creek Ocean Interface at Doheny State Beach - Zero PointSJC1ZFecal Coliforms1200 CFU/100ml
San Juan Creek Ocean Interface at Doheny State Beach - Zero PointSJC1ZTotal Coliforms4100 CFU/100ml
3000' South OutfallS-5Enterococcus80 CFU/100ml
3000' South OutfallS-5Fecal Coliforms<20 CFU/100ml
3000' South OutfallS-5Total Coliforms200 CFU/100ml
Surfzone at OutfallS-0Enterococcus1400 CFU/100ml
Surfzone at OutfallS-0Fecal Coliforms2400 CFU/100ml
Surfzone at OutfallS-0Total Coliforms3400 CFU/100ml
North of San Juan CreekS-2Enterococcus48 CFU/100ml
North of San Juan CreekS-2Fecal Coliforms20 CFU/100ml
North of San Juan CreekS-2Total Coliforms60 CFU/100ml
2000' South OutfallS-3Enterococcus68 CFU/100ml
2000' South OutfallS-3Fecal Coliforms40 CFU/100ml
2000' South OutfallS-3Total Coliforms100 CFU/100ml
Doheny State Beach - End of the parkDSB1ZEnterococcus36 CFU/100ml
Doheny State Beach - End of the parkDSB1ZFecal Coliforms80 CFU/100ml
Doheny State Beach - End of the parkDSB1ZTotal Coliforms100 CFU/100ml
Doheny State Beach - South Day Use Area DrainDSB4ZEnterococcus82 CFU/100ml
Doheny State Beach - South Day Use Area DrainDSB4ZFecal Coliforms<20 CFU/100ml
Doheny State Beach - South Day Use Area DrainDSB4ZTotal Coliforms100 CFU/100ml
North Beach - Zero PointDSB5ZEnterococcus68 CFU/100ml
North Beach - Zero PointDSB5ZFecal Coliforms240 CFU/100ml
North Beach - Zero PointDSB5ZTotal Coliforms200 CFU/100ml
1000' South OutfallS-1Enterococcus42 CFU/100ml
1000' South OutfallS-1Fecal Coliforms60 CFU/100ml
1000' South OutfallS-1Total Coliforms200 CFU/100ml
Doheny State Beach, end of the park - DowncoastDSB1DEnterococcus1100 CFU/100ml
Doheny State Beach, end of the park - DowncoastDSB1DFecal Coliforms1100 CFU/100ml
Doheny State Beach, end of the park - DowncoastDSB1DTotal Coliforms14000 CFU/100ml
Doheny State Beach, end of the park - UpcoastDSB1UEnterococcus680 CFU/100ml
Doheny State Beach, end of the park - UpcoastDSB1UFecal Coliforms1800 CFU/100ml
Doheny State Beach, end of the park - UpcoastDSB1UTotal Coliforms12000 CFU/100ml
DSB4DDSB4DEnterococcus440 CFU/100ml
DSB4DDSB4DFecal Coliforms600 CFU/100ml
DSB4DDSB4DTotal Coliforms16000 CFU/100ml
DSB4UDSB4UEnterococcus1100 CFU/100ml
DSB4UDSB4UFecal Coliforms1700 CFU/100ml
DSB4UDSB4UTotal Coliforms8000 CFU/100ml

Source: California BeachWatch monitoring records.

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