TOPEKA, Kansas (WIBW) – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) have issued a health alert to the public due to blue-green algae.
Lake Shawnee has been included in the weather warning.
Active hints
warning
- Eagle Lake (Bel Aire), Sedgwick County
- Collection Pond, Geary County
- East Lake, Harvey County (State)
- King Lake, Lyon County
- Lake Afton, Sedgwick County
- Melvern Outlet River Pond, Osage County
Regard
- Atchison City Lake #8, Atchison County
- Atchison State Fishing Lake, Atchison County
- Cedar Lake, Johnson County
- Horsethief Reservoir, Hodgeman County
- Lake Shawnee, Shawnee County
- Louisburg City Lake, Miami County
- Melvern Outlet Swimming Pond, Osage County
- River Pond (Tuttle Creek State Park), Pottawatomie and Riley Counties
- Sabetha City Lake, Nemaha County
A harmful algal bloom (HAB) can look like foam, scum or paint on the water and can be blue, light green, brown or red in color.
If a person or pet comes into contact with algae, rinse the area with clean, fresh water.
The alerts will be lifted when cell density and toxin concentrations fall below the alert thresholds.
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