More than a dozen Iowa beaches continue to be unsafe for swimming, according to the latest Iowa Department of Natural Resources beach monitoring report released Friday, Aug. 22. Seventeen beaches ...

Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial close of lake-recreation season, and the official end of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ weekly beach monitoring program for summer 2025. This summer, ...

Iowa's list of beaches not recommended for swimming has grown yet again, with 12 testing for high E. coli or Algal levels, and two with a special status on the Fourth of July weekend, according to the ...

Thousands of people swim at Iowa's 41 state-owned beaches every summer, and during this time, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources collects weekly water samples to assess the risk of waterborne ...

Iowa's list of beaches not recommended for swimming keeps growing, with 10 testing high for E. coli, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Wondering how can you check up on water ...

Beaches continue to get added to the not recommended for swimming list, according to the latest Iowa Department of Natural Resources beach monitoring report released Friday, Aug. 8. Sixteen beaches ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources does not recommend swimming at the following Iowa beaches: Last week, the DNR did not recommend swimming at 10 Iowa beaches. The DNR monitors beaches for two ...

IOWA — On Friday, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said that swimming is not advised at 12 state beaches this week. When strong storms will move into central Iowa this weekend According ...

Swimming is not recommended at 18 state beaches, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. That includes:Backbone BeachBeeds Lake BeachBobwhite State ParkBrushy Creek BeachClear Lake ...

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