Kansas
Toxic algae in Barton County lakes
3 lakes and waterways in Barton County have harmful algal bloom reports in Kansas's official data. The most recent entry is for Memorial Park Lake: Kansas has no current advisory for Memorial Park Lake. The most recent sample, on 30 October 2017 at Veteran'S Lake, was below advisory levels (microcystin 1 µg/L, 73,120 cyanobacteria cells/mL). Memorial Park Lake has had blooms in three or more years.
Lakes with bloom history
Newest report first. Each lake has its own page with the full history and what the results mean.
Source: Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), official data, checked 24 October 2026. For today's conditions see the KDHE algae bloom map. No report doesn't mean a lake is safe: most water is only tested occasionally.