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Title: Lake Baroon temporarily closed to all water based recreation
Post by: Editor on September 15, 2013, 08:09:22 PM
Lake Baroon temporarily closed to all water based recreation (Tuesday, 10 September 2013)

SEQWater advises the following: As a precautionary measure and in the interest of public safety,  Lake Baroon  (http://www.sweetwaterfishing.com.au/baroon.htm) has been temporarily closed to all water-based recreation activities as of Tuesday, 10 September 2013. Please note there are no increased risks to users of the land-based recreational areas.
 
Seqwater will be performing water quality testing at Lake Baroon, and the lake will be reopened as soon as possible.
 
For further information please see the Seqwater blue-green algae fact sheet (http://www.previous.seqwater.com.au/public/sites/default/files/userfiles/file/pdfs/Blue-green%20algae%20fact%20sheet%20Oct2011.pdf).