Alton Bay is under 'Cyanobacteria Alert' per DES

fatlazyless · 08-24-2023, 07:06 PM

Lake Winnipesaukee Gloeotrichia cyanobacteria alerts, August 24, 2023

Today is Thursday, August 24, 2023, and the NH-DES Healthy Swimming Mapper .... http://www.des.nh.gov/water/healthy-...wimming-mapper ..... now shows current cyanobacteria alerts for:

Chestnut Cove and Robert's Cove, Alton, 8/24: "Green clouds of material accumulating along shorelines. Avoid areas with very dense accumulations." Initial Cyanobacteria identified: Gloeotrichia

Carry Beach and Delling's Cove, Wolfeboro, 8/18 and 8/24: "Green clouds of material accumulating along shoreline. Avoid areas with very dense accumulations." Initial Cyanobacteria identified: Gloeotrichia

Rattlesnake Island, Alton, 8/24: "Green clouds of material accumulating along shorelines. Avoid areas with very dense accumulations." Initial Cyanobacteria identified: Gloeotrichia

Here's the Wikipedia listing on Gloeoetrichia ...... www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloeotrichia ..... which has a link to Lake Sunapee in New Hampshire.

08-24-2023, 07:06 PM	#10
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,923 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 306 Thanked 1,054 Times in 767 Posts	August 24, 2023: Gloeotrichia cyanobacteria; Alton and Wolfeboro Lake Winnipesaukee Gloeotrichia cyanobacteria alerts, August 24, 2023 Today is Thursday, August 24, 2023, and the NH-DES Healthy Swimming Mapper .... http://www.des.nh.gov/water/healthy-...wimming-mapper ..... now shows current cyanobacteria alerts for: Chestnut Cove and Robert's Cove, Alton, 8/24: "Green clouds of material accumulating along shorelines. Avoid areas with very dense accumulations." Initial Cyanobacteria identified: Gloeotrichia Carry Beach and Delling's Cove, Wolfeboro, 8/18 and 8/24: "Green clouds of material accumulating along shoreline. Avoid areas with very dense accumulations." Initial Cyanobacteria identified: Gloeotrichia Rattlesnake Island, Alton, 8/24: "Green clouds of material accumulating along shorelines. Avoid areas with very dense accumulations." Initial Cyanobacteria identified: Gloeotrichia Here's the Wikipedia listing on Gloeoetrichia ...... www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloeotrichia ..... which has a link to Lake Sunapee in New Hampshire. __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store!