First Cyanobacteria Warnings of 2024 Issued for Lake Winnipesaukee

[The Real BigGuy]

It sure would be nice if someone knew what caused the abrupt disappearance.


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[fatlazyless]

Originally Posted by The Real BigGuy

It sure would be nice if someone knew what caused the abrupt disappearance.

Yesterday, on Thursday, June 27, Aps said "Tuesday's (June 25) strong winds broke up the concentrations of blue-green cyanobacteria.

It'll be back."

This seems to be a strong theory, and could be accurate? Time will tell? .....

[Biggd]

Originally Posted by The Real BigGuy

It sure would be nice if someone knew what caused the abrupt disappearance.


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Maybe the wind, been breezy the past few days?

[Susie Cougar]

Originally Posted by Biggd

Maybe the wind, been breezy the past few days?

Or the drop in the lake water temperature From the 80s into the 60s.

[ITD]

Originally Posted by The Real BigGuy

It sure would be nice if someone knew what caused the abrupt disappearance.


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That's what it does, here today, gone tomorrow. And lately back again next week.

What is really disturbing to me is the potential link between Cyanobacteria exposure and ALS (Lou Ghering disease). Don't mess around with exposure.

[ApS]

Originally Posted by ITD

That's what it does, here today, gone tomorrow. And lately back again next week.

What is really disturbing to me is the potential link between Cyanobacteria exposure and ALS (Lou Ghering disease). Don't mess around with exposure.

For the last 25 years, I've suffered with a mild case of RLS--a "neurodegenerative" disease (ND)--and being treated with prescription Neurotin for about 20 years.

At this Wednesday's routine visit to Neurologist Dr. Surianyi, I forgot to ask about the relationship with my ND and the lake's Cyanobacteria.

As a young camper and lakefront dweller of about 80 summers, in Tuftonboro and Wolfeboro waters, I've wakeboarded, waterskied, swam and SCUBA-dove. Now I suspect our lakewaters--especially the eastern shores of Northeastern US lakes--are brewing cyanobacteria that affect one's nervous system. ALS is just the most serious of reactions.

[Cyanobacteria] have been associated with neurodegenerative diseases (ND), including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/art...5%2C96%2C97%5D.

When it's aerosolized behind a boat or in a shower, the ND effects are accelerated.


"Perfect storm" post:
https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums...7&postcount=59

[SAB1]

Sorry to hear of your misfortune. I would love to see some folks post here that have confirmed medical conditions from the blue green or pets that have had issues. It would be interesting to see how common this is or to see if the media has overhyped this as they often do. I have read a lot on a possible link to ALS but from what I have read there has never been a proven tie to it and the algae though it is suspected. More reading certainly confirms this is not just a local thing. Many states are battling same condition in their fresh water lakes and ponds.

[John Mercier]

Beach closing and water quality warnings go back decades.
Even the Laconia Citizen used to report them.

The difference would be the internet.
Before the internet, readers of the local newspaper would know of the closings; but those not local to here would probably have no knowledge that it happened.

[tis]

i agree, but we usually heard about ecoli not cyanobacteria.

[John Mercier]

Originally Posted by tis

i agree, but we usually heard about ecoli not cyanobacteria.

That was the issue at the time, still is, but E coli populations are impossible to see with the naked eye.

But we never talked about spending thousands, or even millions, of dollars on a fix that no one is sure what the long term implications are.

We no longer farm or graze animals near the water, but they still have problems with E coli. Those warnings usually hit the same beaches year after year - shallow water and low circulation.

[sky's]

Originally Posted by The Real BigGuy

It sure would be nice if someone knew what caused the abrupt disappearance.


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its called MONEY

[barefootbay]

Originally Posted by sky's

its called MONEY

It’s also called tourism !

[Lake Winnipesaukee Alliance]

Originally Posted by The Real BigGuy

It sure would be nice if someone knew what caused the abrupt disappearance.

I apologize for the delay in getting back to you all. We believe that wind and wave action, along with rainfall, may have contributed to the dissipation of the blooms. Additionally, reduced sunlight and lower water temperatures have played a role. There are numerous factors that influence bloom formation, making it challenging to identify a single cause.

[SAB1]

So, devils advocate. No Will intended. We’ve had incredibly warm temperatures here for better than a couple weeks. Lake temp is up. Little wind. Some periods of heavy rain that runs right off into the lake adding nutrients. Seems like perfect recipe for a bloom but no bloom?

[barefootbay]

Originally Posted by SAB1

So, devils advocate. No Will intended. We’ve had incredibly warm temperatures here for better than a couple weeks. Lake temp is up. Little wind. Some periods of heavy rain that runs right off into the lake adding nutrients. Seems like perfect recipe for a bloom but no bloom?

Strange ain’t it !

[John Mercier]

If one were to occur and testing to require warning/posting, the State would do so. The risk of liability is far too great not to.

But after that, it is up to you.

Not any different than the E coli warnings.

[Grant]

Originally Posted by SAB1

So, devils advocate. No Will intended. We’ve had incredibly warm temperatures here for better than a couple weeks. Lake temp is up. Little wind. Some periods of heavy rain that runs right off into the lake adding nutrients. Seems like perfect recipe for a bloom but no bloom?

There could be blooms that have gone unreported. They can't test what they don't see. Be vigilant. I saw a small bloom a few years ago, and used the app to report it. They responded, asking if I could take a sample and bring it to Laconia. By the next day, when I went to take a sample, it was gone.

[fatlazyless]

Friday, July 12, 2024: Corcoran's Pond, Waterville Valley, a 7-acre resort pond with a town beach, swim area and swim raft and boat rental has just grown, overnight, these small white and blue speckled surface growth algae all across the 7-acres.

I normally swim a 100-yard triangle in Corcoran's Pond without placing my head or face in the water, but these made me stop and get out of the water ...... yikes! ....

Good-bye Corcoran's Pond for now ..... until the next big rain washes it out or something ...... and hello to beautiful, crystal clear Lake Winnipesaukee! ....

[fatlazyless]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Friday, July 12, 2024: ..... these small white and blue speckled surface growth algae all across the 7-acres.

To be fair, these algae growth was here yesterday on Friday, and was gone today on Saturday. It rained overnight and apparently cleaned it away plus the pond's water level came back to full with water now running over the dam boards. The dam boards got pulled a couple days ago for the big rain on Wednesday night.