Health alerts for toxic blue-green algae are currently in effect at five lakes in Nebraska. Alerts have been issued for Big Indian Creek Lake in Gage County and Kirkman’s Cove in Richardson County. Alerts continue at Bluestem Lake in Lancaster County, Iron Horse Trail Lake in Pawnee County, and Willow Creek Lake in Pierce County. The alerts for Oliver Lake in Kimball County and Swan Creek Lake 5A in Saline County have ended.

Health alerts for toxic blue-green algae are currently in effect at five lakes in Nebraska. An alert has been issued for Lone Star Lake in Fillmore County. Alerts continue at Big Indian Creek Lake in Gage County, Kirkman’s Cove in Richardson County, Iron Horse Trail Lake in Pawnee County, and Willow Creek Lake in Pierce County.

The state has issued a health alert for toxic blue-green algae at Sutherland Reservoir in Lincoln County. This is the first health alert issued in the 2015 recreational season. Weekly sampling has been conducted at 50 public lakes in Nebraska since the beginning of May.

The state has discontinued a health alert for toxic blue-green algae at Sutherland Reservoir in Lincoln County.

An alert was originally issued at the lake on July 2 after samples were above the state’s health alert threshold of 20 parts per billion of microcystin (a toxin released by certain strains of blue-green algae.) However, samples taken the two following weeks were below the threshold, so the alert has been discontinued.

There are currently no health alerts for toxic algae in Nebraska.

The state has issued a health alert for toxic blue-green algae at Willow Creek Lake in Pierce County. Weekly sampling has been conducted at 50 public lakes in Nebraska since the beginning of May.

The state has issued a health alert for toxic blue-green algae at Pawnee Lake in Lancaster County. An alert also continues to be in effect for Willow Creek Lake in Pierce County. Weekly sampling has been conducted at 50 public lakes in Nebraska since the beginning of May.

The state has issued a health alert for toxic blue-green algae at Swan Creek Lake #5A, (also known as Willard Meyer Recreational Area) in Saline County. Alerts also continue to be in effect at Pawnee Lake in Lancaster County and Willow Creek Lake in Pierce County.

The state has issued a health alert for toxic blue-green algae at Rockford Lake in Gage County. Alerts also continue to be in effect at Swan Creek Lake #5A, (also known as Willard Meyer Recreational Area) in Saline County, Pawnee Lake in Lancaster County and Willow Creek Lake in Pierce County.

The state has issued a health alert for toxic blue-green algae at Pawnee Lake in Lancaster County. This is the first health alert issued in the 2016 recreational season. Weekly sampling has been conducted at 50 public lakes in Nebraska since the beginning of May.

The state has issued a health alert for toxic blue-green algae at Swan Creek Lake #5A, (also known as Willard Meyer Recreational Area) in Saline County. An alert also continues to be in effect at Pawnee Lake in Lancaster County.