Public Well being points hazard advisory at Vancouver Lake

Clark County Public Well being issued a hazard advisory Wednesday for Vancouver Lake due to elevated toxin ranges.

Public Well being advises towards all recreating on the lake, together with swimming, kayaking, paddle boarding and boating. Folks also needs to maintain pets away from the water, the company stated in a information launch.

Outcomes from water samples collected Monday confirmed cyanotoxins above the degrees beneficial by the Washington Division of Well being, the information launch states. Public Well being discovered dangerous algal blooms at a number of spots throughout the lake, together with on the swim seaside.

If water with cyanotoxins is unintentionally swallowed, signs can embrace belly ache, diarrhea, vomiting, numbness of the lips, tingling in fingers and toes, and dizziness. The toxins might be deadly to pets that drink the water.

Employees is posting warning indicators at public entry factors to the lake.

Related advisories additionally stay in place at Lacamas and Spherical lakes in Camas.

Details about present advisories might be discovered at clark.wa.gov/public-health/public-beaches.