Is the lake safe?

California

Toxic algae in Contra Costa County lakes

20 lakes and waterways in Contra Costa County have harmful algal bloom reports in California's official data. The most recent entry is for Discovery Bay: There are no bloom reports for Discovery Bay in the last 30 days of California's data. The most recent was a Caution advisory on 8 July 2026 at Carillo Bay. Discovery Bay, San Pablo Bay and Los Vaqueros Reservoir and 4 more have had blooms in three or more years.

Other waterbodies with a report

These have one or two reports in a single year, which isn't enough history for a page of their own yet.

Source: California State Water Resources Control Board, official data, checked 24 October 2026. For today's conditions see the California HABs Portal map. No report doesn't mean a lake is safe: most water is only tested occasionally.