BOONE, Iowa—The Iowa Environmental Council releases data collected from multiple sources each week during the summer season to let the public know about water quality issues at recreational locations.  There were 8 advisories from the DNR State Park Beach Monitoring Program.  The Corps of Engineers have also been monitoring Saylorville Lake.

There are 8 beach advisories for the week of 7/2

5 Beaches with an E. coli-related Advisory:
Backbone Beach (Dundee, Delaware County, IA)
Lake Darling Beach (Brighton, Washington County, IA)
Lake Keomah Beach (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, IA)
Prairie Rose Beach (Harlan, Shelby County, IA)
Union Grove Beach (Gladbrook, Tama County, IA)

3 Beaches with a Microcystin-related Advisory:
Lake Darling Beach (Brighton, Washington County, IA)
Lower Pine Lake Beach (Eldora, Hardin County, IA)
Rock Creek Beach (Kellogg, Jasper County, IA)

*Data from the Iowa DNR State Park Beach Monitoring Program

Note: There is currently a harmful algae bloom (HAB) at Saylorville Lake. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ testing earlier this week came in below advisory levels (8 mg/l), but the algae bloom is growing and anticipated to reach advisory levels in the coming days. See their announcement on Facebook. You are advised to be cautious when visiting Saylorville Lake. Here’s what to watch for when swimming this summer.

The Weekly Water Watch from the Iowa Environmental Council was released Friday afternoon.