IOWA — On Friday, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said that 15 state beaches were not recommended for swimming following their latest round of weekly testing.

According to the DNR’s website, all 15 of the state beaches were found to have E. coli levels higher than the state’s standard. The affected beaches are listed below:

• Backbone Beach in Delaware County
• Beeds Lake Beach in Franklin County
• Bobwhite Beach in Wayne County
• Brushy Creek Beach in Webster County
• Emerson Bay Beach Dickinson County
• Lake Ahquabi Beach in Warren County
• Lake Darling Beach in Washington County
• Lake Manawa Beach in Pottawattamie County
• Lake of Three Fires Beach in Taylor County
• McIntosh Woods Beach in Cerro Gordo County
• Nine Eagles Beach in Decatur County
• Pine Lake South Beach in Hardin County
• Pleasant Creek Beach in Linn County
• Prairie Rose Beach in Shelby County
• Union Grove Beach in Tama County

Many of these beaches have been under a swimming not recommended advisory for several weeks due to persistent high E. coli levels. Advisories will be in place until the levels drop below the state standard.

For more information about the advisories and the other state beaches, visit the DNR’s website. The website is updated every Friday with the most recent test results.

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