Is the lake safe?

California

Toxic algae in Butte County lakes

12 lakes and waterways in Butte County have harmful algal bloom reports in California's official data. The most recent entry is for Lake Oroville: There are no bloom reports for Lake Oroville in the last 30 days of California's data. The most recent was a bloom report on 9 September 2026 at middle fork upstream of Bean Creek. Lake Oroville has had blooms in three or more years.

Other waterbodies with a report

These have one or two reports in a single year, which isn't enough history for a page of their own yet.

Source: California State Water Resources Control Board, official data, checked 24 October 2026. For today's conditions see the California HABs Portal map. No report doesn't mean a lake is safe: most water is only tested occasionally.