Orange Beach, United States
Cotton Bayou
The Water Record
Blue Flag Ready16 consecutive advisory-free seasons (2011-2026), monitored since 2000
Official EPA advisory history for this beach, 2000–2026.
- Advisory-free seasons
- 16 seasons running
- Advisories since 2000
- 1
- Most recent advisory
- June 2010 · 53 days
Source: EPA BEACON, the federal Beach Advisory and Closing Online Notification system. We render the record; we don't write it.
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Field notes — quick answers
Is Cotton Bayou Blue Flag certified in 2026?
Not currently — Cotton Bayou does not hold Blue Flag certification for the seasons we track. We list it as a Certification Candidate; certified beaches nearby are on the Orange Beach page.
Where is Cotton Bayou?
Cotton Bayou is in Orange Beach, in the Alabama region of United States. The interactive map shows it in context with every other beach we track nearby.