This is Cranberry Lake (Island County/Deception Pass State Park) as of last week (5-22 IIRC).
I was out there the week before and it wasn't half as bad....

I'll assume this qualitifies, though I'm no algae expert. I do know there are various types of algae.
It's a green growth of some sort taking up as much of the water column I can see. Looks a lot like the stuff that developes in my tropical tanks....

I was also gonna say Cranberry Lake but Bscman beat me to it. Definitely an algae bloom.

Cran for sure. I've found when an ecosystem experiences an increase in nutrients, primary producers reap the benefits first. In aquatic ecosystems, species such as algae experience a population increase. Algae blooms limit the sunlight available to bottom-dwelling organisms and cause wide swings in the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water. Oxygen is required by all respiring plants and animals and it is replenished in daylight by photosynthesizing plants and algae. When dissolved oxygen levels decline to hypoxic levels, fish and other marine animals suffocate. Toxicity of algae blooms...some algae blooms are toxic to plants, animals and humans - they would be toxic in my book. In extreme cases, dire conditions ensue; promoting growth of bacteria that produces toxins and the deadly bacteria. Zones in natural bodies of water as a result of algae depleting the oxygen content of water are known as dead zones. Stay away from these areas for not only your health, but your childrens, and pets safety as well (swimming, & recreating). KTK

I was hoping someone would chime in and name that little critter....it was the reason I took the picture in the first place. I was having a hard time getting the macro to focus, though.

Thanks!

I believe that Teal lake up in Jefferson county is still blooming

June 14th, 2008; Coffeepot, looked like pea soup. Personally, I have never seen this lake this bad, and it has no farm land, no houses, no outside source of nutrients.

Sometimes we place blame when none is deserved. Lowland lakes are often eutrophic, and than means they will bloom.

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Too much water, too many fish, too little time.

Not to thread-jack here, but I don't think that the algea we're talking about here is a threat to humans and animals. In fact, there's a wikepedia article on the subject that says you'd have to consume the bacteria in order for it to cause any bad effects. So don't freak out about the killer algea blooms, and watch for red tide warnings if you're eating shellfish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutrophication

Directly from the above link:

"Decreased biodiversity
When an ecosystem experiences an increase in nutrients, primary producers reap the benefits first. In aquatic ecosystems, species such as algae experience a population increase (called an algal bloom). Algal blooms limit the sunlight available to bottom-dwelling organisms and cause wide swings in the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water. Oxygen is required by all respiring plants and animals and it is replenished in daylight by photosynthesizing plants and algae. Under eutrophic conditions, dissolved oxygen greatly increases during the day, but is greatly reduced after dark by the respiring algae and by microorganisms that feed on the increasing mass of dead algae. When dissolved oxygen levels decline to hypoxic levels, fish and other marine animals suffocate. As a result, creatures such as fish, shrimp, and especially immobile bottom dwellers die off.[11] In extreme cases, anaerobic conditions ensue, promoting growth of bacteria such as Clostridium botulinum that produces toxins deadly to birds and mammals. Zones where this occurs are known as dead zones."

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We are headed to limerick lake July12th hows the alge blom out there right now , does anyone out there know

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lacamas is allways in bloom.

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