Ind. officials monitor algae levels at lakes
Hot summer days mean more trips to the lake.
Before you head out, you probably already check the weather and the lake conditions, but Indiana officials are keeping an eye on something else.
The calm conditions
Ind. officials monitor algae levels at lakes
Hot summer days mean more trips to the lake.
Before you head out, you probably already check the weather and the lake conditions, but Indiana officials are keeping an eye on something else.
The calm conditions at Deam Lake make it a great place for algae to grow. That's why Indiana officials are watching it and others like it around the state.
"We came for a picnic and luckily the rain stopped so the kids could get in the water and play in the sand," Mary Arnold said.
When it comes to her kids, Arnold takes every precaution, but algae is one water hazard she had to learn about the hard way.
"Last year, I think one of us got an eye infection from it. Our eye doctor said it's probably from swimming in a lake, which w