Two southeast Nebraska lakes on health alert list

BEATRICE – Health Alerts for toxic blue-green algae have been issued for Rockford Lake east of Beatrice in Gage County , Bluestem Lake near Martell in Lancaster County and Fremont Lake No. 9 in Dodge County.

State officials have removed Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake in Colfax County from a health alert that was issued about a week ago. 

At lakes where a health alert is issued, signs are posted to advise the public to use caution, and designated swimming beaches are closed during the alert.

Some activities at the sites can continue but state health officials say people should avoid direct contact with the water or avoid swallowing the water…..pets should be kept from direct contact with the water.

Weekly sampling has been conducted at 56 public lake sites since the first week of May and that will continue through the end of September.