DES MOINES, Iowa—The list of public beaches receiving advisory this weekend has expanded and at least one is closed to swimming.
There are 12 beach advisories for the week of 7/8
11 Beaches with an E. coli-related Advisory:Backbone Beach (Dundee, Delaware County, IA)*Beed’s Lake Beach (Hampton, Franklin County, IA)*Big Creek Beach (Polk City, Polk County, IA)*Black Hawk Beach (Lake View, Sac County, IA)*George Wyth Beach (Waterloo, Black Hawk County, IA)*Lake Darling Beach (Brighton, Washington County, IA)*Lake Manawa Beach (Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA)*Lewis and Clark (Blue Lake) Beach (Onawa, Monona County, IA)*Lower Pine Lake Beach (Eldora, Hardin County, IA)*Prairie Rose Beach (Harlan, Shelby County, IA)*West Overlook Beach (Coralville Lake, Coralville, Johnson County, IA)**
1 Beach with a Microcystin-related Advisory:McIntosh Woods Beach (Clear Lake, Ventura, Cerro Gordo County, IA)*1 Beach Closing:Lake of Three Fires is temporarily closed for swimming.A Missouri resident that recently swam in Lake of Three Fires has a confirmed infection from Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the “brain-eating amoeba.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services are testing the lake to confirm whether or not the amoeba is present. The process will take several days and the beach will remain closed during that time.*Data from the Iowa DNR State Park Beach Monitoring Program**Data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District
The Iowa Environmental Council makes the information available as part of their digital Weekly Water Watch.
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