Kansas

Toxic algae in Ford County lakes

3 lakes and waterways in Ford County have harmful algal bloom reports in Kansas's official data. The most recent entry is for Hain State Fishing Lake: Kansas has a public health watch in effect for Hain State Fishing Lake, last updated on 16 October 2026. The latest published sample, on 12 October 2026, was at Watch level (microcystin 0.35 µg/L, 120,347 cyanobacteria cells/mL). Ford County Lake has had blooms in three or more years.

Lakes with bloom history

Newest report first. Each lake has its own page with the full history and what the results mean.

Hain State Fishing Lake Latest 12 October 2026, blooms in 2 years Public health watch
Lake Charles Latest 5 October 2026, blooms in 1 year Public health warning
Ford County Lake Latest 13 July 2026, blooms in 3 years No current advisory

Source: Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), official data, checked 24 October 2026. For today's conditions see the KDHE algae bloom map. No report doesn't mean a lake is safe: most water is only tested occasionally.