Is the lake safe?

Florida

Toxic algae in Pasco County lakes

13 lakes and waterways in Pasco County have harmful algal bloom reports in Florida's official data. The most recent entry is for Curve Lake: Florida's most recent sample from Curve Lake, on 15 April 2025 at Curve Lake - Southeast, found no visible bloom and no microcystin toxin was detected. Blanton Lake has 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: Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), official data, checked 24 October 2026. For today's conditions see the DEP Algal Bloom Dashboard. No report doesn't mean a lake is safe: most water is only tested occasionally.