Kern County Public Health Services is issuing a cautionary notice for Kissack Cove at Lake Isabella and in the Keyesville Recreation Area and the Calloway Weir Area in the Kern River effective immediately.
Recent sampling by the State of California Water Resources Control Board indicated the presence of potentially harmful blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) in Lake Isabella and in the Kern River.
The algae bloom appears as bright green in the water with streaks that look like spilled paint. The blooms can also appear as blue-green, white or brown foam, scum or mats that can float on the water and accumulate along the shore. Exposure to blue-green algae can cause rashes, skin and eye irritation, allergic reactions, and gastrointestinal symptoms. At high levels, exposure can result in serious illness or death, according to the California Department of Public Health. For animals, the toxins can cause diarrhea, vomiting, convulsions and death.
Warning signs will be posted around the affected areas in Lake Isabella and the Kern River and will advise:
* Stay away from scum, and cloudy or discolored water.
* Do not use these waters for drinking or cooking* Boiling or filtering will not make the water safe.
* Do not let pets or livestock go into or drink the water, or go near the scum.
* Do not eat shellfish from these waters.
* For fish caught here, throw away guts and clean fillets with tap water or bottled water before cooking.
* Call your doctor or veterinarian if you or your pet get sick after going into the water.
Further testing is being completed.
For more information visit: http://www.mywaterquality.ca.gov/monitoring_council/cyanohab_network/index.html or www.kernpublichealth.com
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29 Comments
Christopher Hatton
Nancy Cee Becky Bautista I guess no Kern river for us???
It doesn’t say that?
Lake Isabella is kern river too stupid
No we’re going! Lmao
Araceli Hernandez
Christine
Rachael Angle are we still going?
ya
its only in coves shore line is ok and the rest of the lake
mat called the ranger station
Sweet!!
Bonnie Bouchard Steve Bouchard this isn’t the same article but still…
We go above the lake.
Not good?
Jacqueline Amarante
Pero no en castake berda
Aooo????
Melissa Iceboxx Holden Fred Perez Jr.
That sucks. We were just talking about the Kern last week ?
So lake Castaic and lake pyramid are good ?????
don’t know how anyone can get that idea from this Kern County press release…
Upper Castaic is near full. I do know that
Flor Cobos Elsy Dalila Argueta Jessie Garcia Selvyn Cobos Ferlie Pasag ????
William Saunders stay out of there son
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