OutdoorsThursday, November 5
Indian Lake reopens three months after a cyanobacteria closure
The Daily Worcester team
If you swim, boat or fish at Indian Lake, you can head back. Worcester officials announced Wednesday that testing found cyanobacteria no longer pose a public health threat. The lake had been closed since Aug. 4, when testing showed cell densities above the state recreational threshold, and the city lifted restrictions after later tests came back lower.
193 acresIndian Lake's size
The city monitors the lake as part of its cyanobacteria management program.
Source: Worcester Patch
Boston 25 News reports that Worcester health officials continue to monitor the area.
- Uses: swimming, boating and fishing
- Toxins: all three August types can produce toxins harmful to people and animals
- Pets: cyanobacteria is very dangerous to dogs
Indian Lake reopened on Nov. 4 after closing on Aug. 4
- Aug. 4Test results show cyanobacteria above the state recreational threshold, and the lake closes.
- AugustTesting identifies Microcystis, Planktolyngbya and Aphanocapsa as the dominant cyanobacteria.
- Nov. 4Worcester officials announce the lake is reopening.
Sources: Worcester Patch, Boston 25 News
Sources: Worcester Patch, Boston 25 News, The Worcester Guardian