Oregon Health Authority (OHA) just issued a recreational use health advisory today for Cronemiller Lake due to the presence of a cyanobacteria bloom. People and pets should avoid contact with water, scum, foam, or algae. We placed signage around the lake.

Children and pets are at increased risk for exposure because of their size and levels of activity. Dogs can get extremely ill and even die within minutes to hours of exposure to cyanotoxins by drinking the water, licking their fur, or eating the toxins from floating mats or dried crust along the shore. This is regardless of a recreational use health advisory in place.

OSU Research Forests and OHA will keep you posted with updates as they unfold. 

For more information and a link to the full Cronemiller Lake advisory release, click here: https://content.govdelivery.com/.../ORDHS/bulletins/325a04e

More information about cyanobacteria blooms: https://www.oregon.gov/.../Pages/EducationandOutreach.aspx