(Des Moines, Iowa) – Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, in their latest Beach Monitor, say swimming is not recommended at multiple sites in Iowa. In western Iowa, swimming is not recommended at the following lakes:

• Blue Lake Beach at the Lewis and Clark State Park (Monona County)  – due to high E. Coli levels.
• Black Hawk State Park/Black Hawk Beach (Sac County) – high e.coli levels.
• Prairie Rose State Park beach (Shelby County) – high e. coli levels
• Lake Manawa State Park beach (Pottawattamie County) – high e.coli levels.
• Lake of Three Fires State Park (Taylor County) – high e.coli results.

No sampling was done in the Okoboji area lakes due to flooding.