Lincoln – The state has issued health alerts for Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Willow Creek Reservoir in Pierce County and Kirkman's Cove Lake in Richardson County.
Samples taken earlier this week at the lake measured above the threshold of 8 parts per billion (ppb) of total microcystin, which is a toxin released by certain strains of blue-green algae.
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