Holt's Landing is a saltwater beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Across 354 bacteria samples collected between 2021 and 2026 at nearby monitoring stations, it earns a Beach Safety Grade of D — Poor.
About 17% of samples at Holt's Landing exceeded the EPA Beach Action Value of 104 CFU/100 mL for Enterococcus — the threshold at which water managers typically post a swimming advisory. In practice that means the safe-swimming limit was frequently crossed here over the monitored period. Bacteria samples frequently exceed the safe-swimming threshold; swimming advisories are common here.
Holt's Landing is currently listed as inactive in the EPA beach-monitoring program, so it may no longer be routinely sampled. Its grade reflects the water-quality results collected while it was active — useful history, but confirm the beach's current status and any local advisory before you visit.