(KIWA Staff Photo)
Iowa Great Lakes (KUOO) — The latest beach monitoring information from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources was issued Thursday. For the first time in several weeks, all of the swimming beaches in the Iowa Great Lakes are listed as satisfactory for swimming.
That includes Crandall’s Beach on the north side of Big Spirit Lake, where swimming previously had not been recommended over the past couple of weeks due to high levels of E. coli bacteria.
Routine water quality monitoring is conducted at all of the State Park beaches and many locally managed beaches in Iowa. In order to help protect the health of those wishing to recreate at the beaches, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources works with various public health and management agencies throughout the state to inform the public of the most current water quality conditions.
Beach monitoring and swimming advisories are issued Memorial Day through Labor Day.
