Advisory for Peninsula Lake, Ontario

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Peninsula Lake

Type: Cyanobacteria Bloom  -  Inactive

Issued: 9/20/2017

Details:

A warning has been issued by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit about potential blue-green algae blooms.

The health unit says residents at Peninsula Lake, which is located near Huntsville, should not use the water. 

People are asked not to drink, cook, swim or bathe in the water. 

Blue-green algae contains toxins which could be harmful to people and animals. It tends to develop in late August and early September.