Is the lake safe?

California

Toxic algae in Napa County lakes

9 lakes and waterways in Napa County have harmful algal bloom reports in California's official data. The most recent entry is for Lake Berryessa: There are no bloom reports for Lake Berryessa in the last 30 days of California's data. The most recent was a bloom report on 15 July 2026 at Markley Cove. Lake Berryessa and Huichica Creek 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.