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Blue-green algae found in Lacamas Lake

Contact with water is not recommended

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(Post-Record file photo) Signs posted at various entry points near Lacamas and Round lakes in Camas warn people to avoid contact with the water due to a possible bloom of toxic blue-green algae, which can harm animals and humans, in 2015. The county today issued advisories warning of another potential outbreak in both lakes.

The public is being advised to avoid contact with Lacamas Lake and Round Lake in Camas, including swimming, wading and jet skiing or water skiing, due to high levels of blue-green algae.

On Friday Clark County Public Health announced that routine test results confirmed the presence of the algae, also called cyanobacteria, in Lacamas Lake. It can be dangerous to human health, and pose a significant hazard to pets and livestock.

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