TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas health officials say five of the state’s lakes are under health warnings because of high levels of toxic blue-green algae blooms.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said in a statement that the lakes under warning aren’t closed, but that contact with the water can cause serious illness and should be avoided.
KDHE says elevated algae levels have been found in Central Park Lake in Shawnee County, Lake Afton in Sedgwick County, Milford Reservoir’s zones A and C in Clay, Dickinson and Geary counties, Overbrook City Lake in Osage County, and Overland Park’s South Lake in Johnson County.
KDHE says the water should never be consumed by humans, pets or livestock.