RICHMOND, Va. -- The Virginia Department of Health is extending an advisory to avoid swimming for the North Anna Branch of Lake Anna and for the Upper and Middle sections of the Pamunkey Branch of ...

News outlets report the Virginia Department of Health collected samples from the lake earlier this month and updated the harmful algae bloom map. Seven areas now have no-swim advisories.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The public is being advised to avoid parts of Lake Anna after reports of harmful algae bloom have been confirmed, according to the Virginia Department of Health.

The area to avoid can be seen on an interactive Harmful Algal Bloom map. Follow-up monitoring above Route 208 on the lake is planned for the third week of August.

As of Wednesday, the advisory does not extend to the entire lake — VDH said samples collected downstream at the Lake Anna State Park beach and the Va. Route 208 bridge were within safe limits.

A woman's body was found floating in Lake Anna in Virginia over the weekend, making it the third person to be recovered from the reservoir since May. The Louisa County Sheriff's Office received ...

Upper — From the upper inundated waters of the North Anna arm of the lake downstream to the Rt. 522 Bridge Middle — From the Rt. 522 Bridge downstream to the Lumsden Flats/Rose Valley cove ...

Virginia's Lake Anna being tested after swimmers report E. coli infections, hospitalizations June 13, 2024 / 5:56 PM EDT / CBS/AP ...

Lake Anna was ‘likely source’ of Va.’s E. coli outbreak. Here’s what we know. The state health department confirmed livestock have been in the lake, but officials say they aren’t sure when.

A father attempting to rescue his struggling son both drowned over the weekend at Lake Anna in Virginia, according to authorities. Emergency crews responded to the Carrs Bridge Road area of Lake ...

LAKE ANNA, Va. — Environmental officials are testing lake water at a popular recreational destination in Central Virginia after at least 20 people reported E. coli infections.