Is the lake safe?

California

Toxic algae in Mendocino County lakes

17 lakes and waterways in Mendocino County have harmful algal bloom reports in California's official data. The most recent entry is for Eel River: There are no bloom reports for Eel River in the last 30 days of California's data. The most recent was a bloom report on 3 August 2026 at Potter Valley Tribe Van Arsdale Reservoir. Eel River, Lake Mendocino and East Fork Russian River and 1 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.