(Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources) – Three western Iowa beaches remain on the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) latest list of State beaches where swimming is not recommended, following recent testing for E.coli bacteria levels that are higher than State health standards. A total of 15 state beaches are on the swimming advisory list, including one each in Pottawattamie, Shelby and Taylor Counties.

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.