Is the lake safe?

Florida

Toxic algae in Martin County lakes

39 lakes and waterways in Martin County have harmful algal bloom reports in Florida's official data. The most recent entry is for St Lucie Estuary: Florida's most recent sample from St Lucie Estuary, on 14 May 2025, found no visible bloom and no microcystin toxin was detected.

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: Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), official data, checked 24 October 2026. For today's conditions see the DEP Algal Bloom Dashboard. No report doesn't mean a lake is safe: most water is only tested occasionally.