Algae Bloom

Jeanzb1 · 08-29-2014, 11:36 AM

BrownstoneNorth: Yes, you are correct, as this is the same information I was given several years ago when I inquired of the state about Gloeotrichia. There are shallow areas and sandy beaches located downwind where the concentrations of it are HORRIBLE. It looks like coffee grounds dumped in the lake. YECH! And when you swim in those areas, you will see the "specks" on the inside of your bathing suit. But in deeper waters you will see much less of it.

tis · 08-29-2014, 01:00 PM

I think I need to explain. What we have now in the water we have had for many years in the month of August. The lady from the state said it is a good bacteria and means the lake is healthy. I don't know what it is called. I don't know if she was wrong but I know for sure what she told me because it was the first time I had ever seen it and I was worried.

I have never seen the cyanobacteria but from being told by talking to someone from the Mirror Lake Assn. and reading the newspaper that people who lived on Mirror Lake were not supposed to use it at all and not let their dogs use it.

That is all i know.

Jeanzb1 · 08-29-2014, 01:37 PM

I think we are talking about the same stuff. Take a clear glass jar and take a sample of the water and you will clearly see many little brownish "dots" suspended in the water. THAT is Gloeotrichia. It has appeared every August as long as we've been coming up here. Apparently, from what I've read and been told, it is always in the water, but it lies dormant on the bottom until the temperature and sunlight conditions are right for it to bloom. It's okay to swim as long as it is not too concentrated (shallow coves where it is so thick that it floats on the surface) but it's not okay for humans and pets to drink water where there is an active Gloeotrichia bloom.

08-29-2014, 11:36 AM	#1
Jeanzb1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Gilford Posts: 554 Thanks: 628 Thanked 176 Times in 95 Posts	BrownstoneNorth: Yes, you are correct, as this is the same information I was given several years ago when I inquired of the state about Gloeotrichia. There are shallow areas and sandy beaches located downwind where the concentrations of it are HORRIBLE. It looks like coffee grounds dumped in the lake. YECH! And when you swim in those areas, you will see the "specks" on the inside of your bathing suit. But in deeper waters you will see much less of it.

08-29-2014, 01:00 PM	#2
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,722 Thanks: 752 Thanked 1,457 Times in 1,014 Posts	I think I need to explain. What we have now in the water we have had for many years in the month of August. The lady from the state said it is a good bacteria and means the lake is healthy. I don't know what it is called. I don't know if she was wrong but I know for sure what she told me because it was the first time I had ever seen it and I was worried. I have never seen the cyanobacteria but from being told by talking to someone from the Mirror Lake Assn. and reading the newspaper that people who lived on Mirror Lake were not supposed to use it at all and not let their dogs use it. That is all i know.

08-29-2014, 01:37 PM	#3
Jeanzb1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Gilford Posts: 554 Thanks: 628 Thanked 176 Times in 95 Posts	I think we are talking about the same stuff. Take a clear glass jar and take a sample of the water and you will clearly see many little brownish "dots" suspended in the water. THAT is Gloeotrichia. It has appeared every August as long as we've been coming up here. Apparently, from what I've read and been told, it is always in the water, but it lies dormant on the bottom until the temperature and sunlight conditions are right for it to bloom. It's okay to swim as long as it is not too concentrated (shallow coves where it is so thick that it floats on the surface) but it's not okay for humans and pets to drink water where there is an active Gloeotrichia bloom.