Is the lake safe?

California

Toxic algae in San Joaquin County lakes

21 lakes and waterways in San Joaquin County have harmful algal bloom reports in California's official data. The most recent entry is for Smith Canal: There are no bloom reports for Smith Canal in the last 30 days of California's data. The most recent was a bloom report on 28 June 2025 at Louis Park boat ramp. Smith Canal, San Joaquin River and White Slough and 7 more have had blooms in three or more years.

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.

Source: California State Water Resources Control Board, official data, checked 24 October 2026. For today's conditions see the California HABs Portal map. No report doesn't mean a lake is safe: most water is only tested occasionally.