Weekly Water Watch

SPECIAL NOTICE: Iowa DNR suspended beach monitoring this week for the safety of field staff due to excessive heat. Prior to the suspension of the monitoring, four beaches were sampled: Bobwhite, Nine Eagles, Rock Creek, and Viking. All beaches under advisory last week that were not tested this week will remain under advisory until 9/1. All beaches without advisories last week are now categorized as 'Insufficient Data.'

Insufficient Data – advisories carried over from August 18

SWIMMING NOT RECOMMENDED or BEACH CLOSED

13 BEACHES WITH AN E. COLI ADVISORY:

Backbone Beach (Dundee, Delaware County, IA)*

Crandall’s Beach (West Okoboji Lake, Milford, Dickinson County, IA)

Emerson Bay Beach (West Okoboji Lake, Milford, Dickinson County, IA)*

Lake Darling Beach (Brighton, Washington County, IA)*

Lake Keomah Beach (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, IA)

Lake Macbride (Solon, Johnson County, IA)

Lake Manawa Beach (Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA)

Lower Pine Lake Beach (Eldora, Hardin County, IA)*

Nine Eagles Beach (Davis City, Decatur County, IA)*

North Overlook Beach (Lake Red Rock, Pella, Marion County, IA)**

Sugar Bottom Campground Beach (Coralville Lake, Coralville, Johnson County, IA)**

Union Grove Beach (Gladbrook ,Tama County, IA)*

Whitebreast Beach (Lake Red Rock, Pella, Marion County, IA)**

2 Beaches with a Microcystin Advisory:

Brushy Creek Beach (Lehigh, Webster County, IA)*

Lake Darling Beach (Brighton, Washington County, IA)*