Is the lake safe?

Kansas

Toxic algae in Pottawatomie County lakes

3 lakes and waterways in Pottawatomie County have harmful algal bloom reports in Kansas's official data. The most recent entry is for Jeffrey Energy Center North Lake: Kansas has no current advisory for Jeffrey Energy Center North Lake. The most recent sample, on 5 October 2026, was below advisory levels (microcystin 0.24 µg/L, 3,375 cyanobacteria cells/mL). Jeffrey Energy Center North Lake and River Park Pond have had blooms in three or more years.

Source: Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), official data, checked 24 October 2026. For today's conditions see the KDHE algae bloom map. No report doesn't mean a lake is safe: most water is only tested occasionally.