Three Mile Slough: toxic algae advisories

Three Mile Slough, Sacramento County. See all Sacramento County waters.

What the state's records say

Visual observation, last posted Nov 6, 2023. No all-clear recorded.

Reporting is voluntary, so the state may not have recorded an end even if conditions changed. Check posted signs and the official map.

What this level asks: The state recorded an advisory of a type outside the Caution, Warning and Danger levels. Read the sign posted at the water.

Before you go, check the state's official algae page and any signs posted at the water.

Dogs at Three Mile Slough

The state has an advisory on file for Three Mile Slough (Visual observation), last posted Nov 6, 2023, and no all-clear recorded. Keep your dog out of the water and away from scum on the shore until the state records an end.

More on dogs and toxic algae.

Reported spots

The state records each report at a spot, such as a beach or a boat ramp. Each spot's latest deciding record:

Each reported spot at Three Mile Slough and its latest status
SpotStatus
near San Joaquin River Visual observation, last posted Nov 6, 2023. No all-clear recorded.
near San Joaquin River (TSL) The state's latest record, from Nov 30, 2022, recommends no advisory.
near San Joaquin River The state's latest record, from Nov 18, 2021, recommends no advisory.
Brannan Island State Rec Area boat dock The state's latest record, from Mar 5, 2021, recommends no advisory.

Advisory history

Every advisory record the state has published for Three Mile Slough, newest first. "None" is the state's record that no advisory was recommended on that date. "NA" records do not change a status.

Advisory records for Three Mile Slough, newest first
DateSpotState's levelNotes
Nov 6, 2023 near San Joaquin River Visual observation Updates from routine monitoring program-organization; Visual monitoring only-present bloom
Oct 17, 2023 near San Joaquin River Visual observation Updates from routine monitoring program-organization; Visual monitoring only-present bloom
Aug 25, 2023 near San Joaquin River NA - refer to Report Details Updates from routine monitoring program-organization; Visual monitoring only-absent bloom
Jul 24, 2023 near San Joaquin River NA - refer to Report Details Updates from routine monitoring program-organization; Visual monitoring only-absent bloom
May 17, 2023 near San Joaquin River None Updates from routine monitoring program-organization; visual monitoring based advisory
Apr 20, 2023 near San Joaquin River None Updates from routine monitoring program-organization; visual monitoring based advisory
Feb 21, 2023 near San Joaquin River None Updates from routine monitoring program-organization; visual monitoring based advisory
Jan 30, 2023 near San Joaquin River None Updates from routine monitoring program-organization; visual monitoring based advisory
Nov 30, 2022 near San Joaquin River (TSL) None visual monitoring based advisory
Nov 1, 2022 near San Joaquin River (TSL) Caution visual monitoring based advisory
Sep 30, 2022 near San Joaquin River (TSL) Caution visual monitoring based advisory
Sep 19, 2022 near San Joaquin River (TSL) Caution visual monitoring based advisory
Jul 6, 2022 near San Joaquin River (TSL) Caution visual monitoring based advisory
Jun 2, 2022 near San Joaquin River (TSL) None visual monitoring based advisory
May 4, 2022 near San Joaquin River (TSL) None visual monitoring based advisory
Apr 1, 2022 near San Joaquin River (TSL) None visual monitoring based advisory
Nov 18, 2021 near San Joaquin River None Testing results below posting triggers
Mar 5, 2021 Brannan Island State Rec Area boat dock None Testing results below posting triggers

Source

Advisory data: California State Water Resources Control Board, Freshwater Harmful Algal Bloom Program, via data.ca.gov (public domain). Advisories are recommendations; reporting is voluntary and incomplete. The state's data. An advisory ends only when the state records a later "None" (no advisory recommended) at the same spot, or an end date. A blank end date is unknown.