Kansas
Toxic algae in Hodgeman County lakes
3 lakes and waterways in Hodgeman County have harmful algal bloom reports in Kansas's official data. The most recent entry is for Jetmore Lake: Kansas has a public health watch in effect for Jetmore Lake, last updated on 9 October 2026. The latest published sample, on 5 October 2026 at Jetmore City Lake, was at Watch level (microcystin 0.7 µg/L, 86,004 cyanobacteria cells/mL). Horse Thief Lake and Hodgeman County State Fishing Lake have 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.