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Archive Home > 2004 > June > 22 > Algae prompt warning

Algae prompt warning

Officials advise against swimming, allowing pets to play in Lava Lake

By Rachel Odell / The Bulletin
June 22, 2004

Deschutes National Forest officials are warning people not to swim in or allow their pets to play in Lava Lake after finding higher-than-expected levels of blue-green algae last Friday.

The algae, whose Latin name is Anabaena flosaquae, has been associated with the production of anatoxins, a....

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