If you have any plans at an Iowa beach for summer 2025, plan to check the water quality before taking a dip. In any given week, up to a dozen Iowa beaches can have high levels of bacteria or other ...

20TH. RIGHT NOW, THE IOWA DNR IS URGING PEOPLE TO NOT SWIM IN SOME OF THE BEACHES ACROSS THE STATE. EVERY WEEK, THE DEPARTMENT TESTS THE WATER AT STATE PARKS FOR HARMFUL BACTERIA OR VIRUSES. THIS WEEK ...

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 ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is recommending against swimming in a few northwest Iowa state parks this weekend, due to bacteria concerns. The Department says E.coli ...

Fall harvest is underway across Iowa, and bare fields with fresh manure could send more nutrients and bacteria into waterways, according to a 2025 Iowa State University study. The study found that ...

Pedal boats sit out on the water at Lake Macbride State Park in Solon on Aug. 29. The Iowa DNR issued warnings that swimming was not recommended at the beach three out of 15 weeks this summer because ...