Kansas

Toxic algae in Harvey County lakes

3 lakes and waterways in Harvey County have harmful algal bloom reports in Kansas's official data. The most recent entry is for Harvey County East Lake: Kansas has no current advisory for Harvey County East Lake. The most recent sample, on 21 October 2024 at Harvey Co. East Lake Ramp, was below advisory levels (microcystin 1.02 µg/L). Harvey County East Lake and Harvey County West Park Lake have 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.

Harvey County East Lake Latest 21 October 2024, blooms in 7 years No current advisory
Harvey County Camp Hawk Lake Latest 7 October 2019, blooms in 2 years No current advisory
Harvey County West Park Lake Latest 12 August 2013, 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.