Is the lake safe?

California

Toxic algae in Yolo County lakes

8 lakes and waterways in Yolo County have harmful algal bloom reports in California's official data. The most recent entry is for Cache Creek: There are no bloom reports for Cache Creek in the last 30 days of California's data. The most recent was a bloom report on 15 August 2025 at Near Rumsey CA. Cache Creek has 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.