This survey features cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) bloom reports submitted by users of the bloomWatch app, which is available on both iOS and Android. This app was created by the Cyanobacteria Monitoring Collaborative - a partnership of local, state, federal and academic partners concerned better monitoring, understanding, and sharing information with about the occurrence of cyanobacteria blooms in surface waters.

The data layer contains the following information for each bloom report/survey as submitted by the user (* = required):

> * Username of person submitting the survey

> * Date of observation

>* Bloom location (latitude and longitude)

> Public Access. Does the waterbody have public access to any of the following? (Swimming, Boating, Fishing, Water Skiing, Other)

> Weather conditions (Clear, Partly Cloudy, Overcast, Rain)

> Surface conditions (Calm, Ripples, Choppy, White Caps)

>* Bloom size (no bloom present, smaller than a car, between a tennis court and a car, between a tennis court and football field, bigger than a football field)

> Comments (if any)

> Images of the bloom (three)

>* Photo 1 (Areal extent)

> Photo 1 comment (if any)

>* Photo 2 (10-30 feet away)

> Photo 2 comment (if any)

>* Photo 3 (close up of < 3 feet away)

> Photo 3 comment (if any)

> Contact. Would you like to be contacted with results of your observation?