Recent weather conditions in Iowa conducive to blue-green algae on multiple waters
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In late July, Northwest Iowa Fisheries Biologist, Mike Hawkins, said he has been getting many calls about really bad looking water on Big Spirit, East Okoboji and Lake Minnewashta along with some of the other area lakes.
Often called blue-green algae, the correct name for this organism is cyanobacteria. Cyanobacteria gets its common name from the vivid cyan, blue-green colors it turns when it dies. However, the bloom can include many different shades.
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