LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An advisory has been issued for a harmful algal bloom that has occurred at Bear Creek Lake in Lee County.
Officials with the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment’s (E&E) Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ) stated that organisms known as Cyanobacteria make up the harmful algal bloom and have been spotted in the lake.
These blooms may produce toxic substances that could result in headaches, weakness, shortness of breath, muscle spasms, and gastrointestinal illnesses…