New York
Toxic algae in Broome County lakes
14 lakes and waterways in Broome County have harmful algal bloom reports in New York's official data. The most recent entry is for Pine Valley Campground Lake: Pine Valley Campground Lake was on New York's harmful algal bloom list on 25 August 2025, with confirmed bloom status (1 report). Arctic Lake, Beaver Lake and Oquaga Lake and 1 more 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.
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.
- Agwaterra Pond 2024
- Brixius Creek Pond 2021
- Little Choconut Creek 2020
- Page Pond 2020
- Perch Pond 2021
- White Birch Lake 2014
Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), official data, checked 24 October 2026. For today's conditions see the NYHABS map. No report doesn't mean a lake is safe: most water is only tested occasionally.