Alton Bay is under 'Cyanobacteria Alert' per DES

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Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Lake Winnipesaukee Gloeotrichia cyanobacteria alerts, August 24, 2023

Today is Thursday, August 24, 2023, and the NH-DES Healthy Swimming Mapper .... http://www.des.nh.gov/water/healthy-...wimming-mapper ..... now shows current cyanobacteria alerts for:

Chestnut Cove and Robert's Cove, Alton, 8/24: "Green clouds of material accumulating along shorelines. Avoid areas with very dense accumulations." Initial Cyanobacteria identified: Gloeotrichia

Carry Beach and Delling's Cove, Wolfeboro, 8/18 and 8/24: "Green clouds of material accumulating along shoreline. Avoid areas with very dense accumulations." Initial Cyanobacteria identified: Gloeotrichia

Rattlesnake Island, Alton, 8/24: "Green clouds of material accumulating along shorelines. Avoid areas with very dense accumulations." Initial Cyanobacteria identified: Gloeotrichia

Here's the Wikipedia listing on Gloeoetrichia ...... www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloeotrichia ..... which has a link to Lake Sunapee in New Hampshire.

I didn't see the Alton Bay and Delling's Cove alerts.