A Nevada Department of Wildlife Facebook post advised caution when in contact with the water. “These toxic algae can cause ... Eight other lakes and reservoirs have been under a HAB Watch ...

Harmful Algal Blooms have been noted at 11 lakes and reservoirs in Nevada this year ... away from drinking water near thick patches of algae. Toxins produced by cyanobacteria associated with ...

dipping a long stick into the reservoir’s problem areas and sending off samples to the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s water testing plant in Henderson. Algae can be there one hour and gone ...

A potential harmful algal bloom has been identified at both Washoe Lake south of Reno and Lahontan Reservoir at the Lahontan State Recreation Area. According to Nevada State Parks ... the NSP said ...

Blue-green algae are a normal part of Nevada's aquatic ecosystems. However, when algae encounters nutrient pollution or warming water temperatures, it can reproduce at a rapid rate and lead to ...

San Luis Reservoir is under a warning because of toxic algae, and swimming is considered dangerous, but the danger level has been downgraded from earlier this month. The warning advisory was ...

One way to measure how much water dries up in the system each year is by looking at the evaporation losses on Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the nation’s two largest reservoirs, located in Nevada ...