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Weekly Beach Alert
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Jun. 5, 2025 12:00 am
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It is time to begin watching the DNR beach reports from the Iowa Environmental Council and Department of Natural Resources. Watch the water advisories for Iowa’s lakes and beaches. Take advantage of this great service when you decide to visit or camp.
There are 3 beach advisories for the week of May 30
- Black Hawk Beach (Lake View, Sac County, IA)*
- Lower Pine Lake Beach (Eldora, Hardin County, IA)*
- McIntosh Woods Beach (Clear Lake, Ventura, Cerro Gordo County, IA)*
0 Beaches with a Microcystin Advisory
1 City and County Beach exceeds the state’s advisory threshold for E. coli.* (City and County beaches do not report levels of algal toxins)
Note: Monitoring has been suspended at Lake Keomah due to renovation activities. *Data from the Iowa DNR State Park Beach Monitoring Program **Data from the Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District