SPRINGDALE, Washington County — Officials at Zion National Park have recently issued an advisory to visitors, advising them not to swim or submerge their heads in the Virgin River or any connected bodies of water due to the likely presence of cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins spread by harmful algal blooms.
Visitors are also advised not to drink water from streams anywhere in the park and to carry their own water instead.
Popular locations within the park affected by the advisory include The Narrows, Emerald Pools and the Subway.
The following waterways in Zion National Park are being monitored for cyanobacteria and toxins:
- North Fork of the Virgin River
- North Creek
- LaVerkin Creek
Specifically, this includes:
- The Narrows
- Pine Creek
- Deep Creek
- Kolob Creek
- Orderville Canyon
- Emerald Pools
- Right Fork
- Left Fork (The Subway)
- Grapevine Spring
- La Verkin Creek
- Timber Creek
- Hop Valley Creek
- All canyoneering routes with an active surface water connection to LaVerkin Creek, North Creek and the North Fork of the Virgin River.
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