Not sure what caused it to turn red but it was like that when I was there just before freeze up. Nasty water quality and it made a mess of my kayak... First time I have never seen red water, algae or whatever it was.
Some spooky stuff happening at Devil's Lake this Halloween!
A bloom of Oscillatoria sp. has turned the lake bright pink. This species of cyanobacteria can be highly toxic and caution should be exercised around the bloom. See the photos below for an image of the surface bloom and under-the-microscope views.
A health advisory has been posted by Alberta Health Services at http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/news/Page14100.aspx
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Some spooky stuff happening at Devil's Lake this Halloween!
A bloom of Oscillatoria sp. has turned the lake bright pink. This species of cyanobacteria can be highly toxic and caution should be exercised around the bloom. See the photos below for an image of the surface bloom and under-the-microscope views.
A health advisory has been posted by Alberta Health Services at http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/news/Page14100.aspx
That is crazy mate! But your link doesn't work...
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Originally Posted by super mario
You are Pro Good Job
Thanks Mario!!!
We should go on a trip together one day this winter!
I couldn't find what he was trying to link to(must be a dead link now).
Oscillatoria has a bunch of types but the red one is oscillatoria rubescens.
The following page has a few pictures at the end that gives an idea of what it looked like out there. It was starting to clear up when I was there but definitely had that red/purple look.
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