(KNZA)--A public health advisory has been issued for a portion of the Delaware River in Jefferson County between Valley Falls and Perry Lake due to blue-green algae.

That word came Thursday in a news release from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

Locally, also under " watch" status are the Brown State Fishing Lake, located northeast of Robinson, and Perry Lake, zones A,B and C.

The release said the health advisory that had been in place for Horton's Mission Lake has been lifted.

For lake's under watch status, KDHE says people are encouraged to avoid areas of algae accumulation and keep pets and livestock away from the water.