Swimming is not recommended at these 10 public beaches in Iowa

10 Iowa state beaches unsafe for swimming due to E. coli, algae levels

IOWA -- It's heating up across Iowa over the weekend and into next week, but before you take a dip, make sure you don't visit these 10 Iowa state beaches not recommended for swimming. Since Memorial Day weekend, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has conducted weekly tests of state beaches. Following this week's testing, [...]

Swimming is not recommended at these 10 public beaches in Iowa

Ten public Iowa beaches bear "swimming not recommended" warning signs this weekend, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

Iowa DNR Issues Swimming Advisories for 10 State Park Beaches

(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is advising the public not to swim at 10 state park beaches after water samples collected this week showed elevated bacteria levels, harmful algal toxins, or both. Swimming is not recommended at the following beaches: -Backbone Beach in Delaware County – E. coli levels exceeded both the single-sample and five-sample geometric mean standards. -Black Hawk Beach in Sac County – E. coli lev…

“NO Swimming” advisories issued for 10 Iowa beach/lakes

(Des Moines, IA) – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has released an updated list of public beach/lakes with NO Swimming Advisories in effect for this weekend. Most on this week’s list showed high levels of E.Coli, which is an indicator of other potentially harmful bacteria in the water, or algal toxin. Beaches where swimming is not recommended this week include: Prairie Rose Beach in Shelby County Backbone Beach in Delaware County Black …