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Way up north, Lake Frances, Aug 27, 2024, has an orange rectangle for Cyanobacteria alert on the NH DES Healthy Swimming Mapper based on photographs sent in to the DES that can be viewed on the Swimming Mapper. Pittsburg is the northern most town in New Hampshire.

The NH DES does not travel that far north to do inspections and goes as far north as Jericho Pond in Jericho State Park in Berlin, NH on a regular basis.

Based on photos submitted that show 'green clouds of material along shoreline" the NH DES has placed Lake Frances on the map with an orange rectangle that is way up north, not far from the Canada border.

You can look at the photos for Lake Frances in the Healthy Swimming Mapper.

Lake Frances has never been present on the NH DES Healthy Swimming Mapper before, so this is its debut appearance!

Meanwhile the two orange Cyanobacteria warnings issued August 20 remain in place today, August 27 on Corcoran's Pond so it is still closed to swimming by the Town of Waterville Valley. Besides the Cyanobacteria warning, the water temperature is now a cold 65-degrees, which is cold for safe swimming out over your head depth.