Is the lake safe?

California

Toxic algae in Tulare County lakes

19 lakes and waterways in Tulare County have harmful algal bloom reports in California's official data. The most recent entry is for North Fork Kaweah River: There are no bloom reports for North Fork Kaweah River in the last 30 days of California's data. The most recent was an algal mat alert sign on 31 July 2024 at ~1.5mi above Sheep Creek near town of Advance.

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.