The Department of Health and Human Services reports that Maskenthine Reservoir in Stanton County and Willow Creek Reservoir in Pierce County have been identified for harmful algae blooms, also known as toxic blue-green algae.
However Iron Horse Trail Lake in Pawnee County , Duck Creek Lake in Nemaha County, and Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake in Colfax County have been removed from health alert.
Weekly sampling has been conducted at 53 public lakes since the first week of May. The lakes will continue to be monitored weekly through the end of September.
