HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS
CURRENT ADVISORIES Last Updated: -
WATERBODY NAME NEAREST AREA AR COUNTY DATE POSTED

Current advisories are listed in the table. The table is continually updated with the current information on recreational use health advisories issued and lifted throughout the season for monitored and sampled water bodies. DEQ samples public use lakes in response to complaints of human or animal illness or visual sighting of possible blue-green algae by the public or by lake managers or agency scientists. DEQ HAB Advisories Archive

Harmful Algal Bloom Management Plan

Click through the tabs to learn about safety tips and symptoms related to Harmful Algal Blooms.

SAFETY TIPS
USE CAUTION
EXPOSURE
  • Signage should be posted at all public access locations.
  • Avoid areas of algae accumulation, especially for pets and small children
  • Do not let people/pets eat dried algae or drink contaminated water
  • Swimming, wading, skiing. and jet skiing are discouraged near-visible blooms
  • Boating and fishing are safe; however, inhalation of the spray may affect some individuals
  • Avoid direct contact with water, and wash with clean water after any contact
  • Clean fish well with potable water and eat fillet portion only
  • The affected area may move throughout the water column or from shore to shore depending on time of day or wind action
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For Animals & Humans

Exposure to HABs, whether through contact or ingestion, can cause illness and even death in animals and humans. Do not allow livestock, pets, or working animals such as hunting dogs to drink from HAB-affected waters, eat dried scum on shorelines, or lick their fur after exposure

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Contact a medical professional if the person or animal exposed begins to experience:

  • Abdominal pain
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Rashes
  • Diarrhea
  • Respiratory issues
  • Numbness
  • Muscle twitching/loss of control
  • Salivation
  • Incoherent speech
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HABS MAY BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS & ANIMALS

If you suspect a harmful algae bloom is present in this water body, keep children and pets away, avoid contact, and report it.

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Harmful Algal Bloom Advisories

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) monitoring is concurrent with the water recreation season, April 1 through October 31. The public is encouraged to stay informed year-round because exposure through contact or ingestion can cause illness for animals and humans.

A water body with no HAB advisory is not an indication that a bloom is not present. Blooms are unpredictable. They can develop rapidly and may move across a water body due to wind or water current. If you suspect that a water body is experiencing a harmful algal bloom, it is best to avoid.

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) monitoring is concurrent with the water recreation season, April 1 through October 31. The public is encouraged to stay informed year-round because exposure through contact or ingestion can cause illness for animals and humans. ...more

Harmful Algal Bloom Documents

Water Quality Planning
HAB Advisories Contacts

Email: habs@adeq.state.ar.us

Phone: (501) 682-0744

Intergrated Monitoring and Assessment Report

Brie Olsen

Branch Manager

Joe Martin

NEW ALGAE BLOOMS

Call or submit a report form:

  • (501) 682-0744
  • DEQ Website
    HAB Bloom Report Form
  • DEQ's mobile app
    HAB Bloom Report Form

    report harmful algal blooms directly from some smart phones

Arkansas Energy & Environment
Division of Environmental Quality
POSSIBLE ALGAE BLOOM ILLNESS

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Arkansas Department of Health