Walleye netting season starts for Iowa DNR fish hatcheries 4/9/2024 12:39:00 PM View Count 2273 MORAVIA – The late night, annual walleye collection has begun at Clear Lake, Rathbun Reservoir, Storm Lake and the Iowa Great Lakes.
DNR crews achieve walleye collection goals 4/25/2023 11:46:00 AM View Count 4484 A dramatic warming trend, along with the correct photoperiod, allowed DNR staff to capture more than 3,100 adult female walleyes in a short amount of time at Clear, Rathbun, and Storm lakes.
Walleye netting season starts for Iowa DNR fish hatcheries 4/11/2023 2:23:00 PM View Count 3384 MORAVIA – The late night, annual walleye collection has begun at Clear Lake, Rathbun Reservoir, and Storm Lake with collection efforts soon to follow at the Iowa Great Lakes.
Iowa DNR confirms cause of Storm Lake common carp kill 8/9/2022 2:24:00 PM View Count 4068 STORM LAKE - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed the Koi Herpes Virus (KHV) killed thousands of young common carp at Storm Lake. It’s the first time the virus has been detected in Iowa. Outbreaks have previously been identified in Minnesota and Wisconsin. There have been no instances of the virus infecting humans or other fish species.
Wastewater discharge in city of Storm Lake 1/19/2022 1:13:00 PM View Count 1975 STORM LAKE—Early this morning, wastewater flowed into the city of Storm Lake’s storm sewers for less than an hour.
Iowa Great Lakes, Storm Lake and Clear Lake walleye length limit changes effective January 1, 2022 11/2/2021 12:32:00 PM View Count 13560 Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is changing the protected walleye slot limit to 19 to 25 inches at Big Spirit Lake, East and West Okoboji Lakes, Upper Gar Lake, Minnewashta Lake, Lower Gar Lake and Storm Lake. At Clear Lake, there will be a 17 to 22 inches protected slot limit.
Fish hatcheries busy netting walleye 4/6/2021 12:31:00 PM View Count 5197 MORAVIA – The late night, annual walleye collection began last week at Rathbun and Storm lakes and earlier this week at the Iowa Great Lakes. Crews with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Bureau will set gillnets at night looking for walleyes ready to spawn.
Iowa fisheries biologist selected for Award of Merit 6/16/2020 1:32:00 PM View Count 2980 Iowa fisheries biologist Ben Wallace recently received the American Fisheries Society’s Fisheries Management Section Award of Merit for his efforts in community based watershed management and lake restoration projects.
Industrial wastewater discharge in Storm Lake 2/19/2020 3:48:00 PM View Count 2666 STORM LAKE—An equipment failure at Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., in Storm Lake caused a discharge of untreated wastewater into the city’s storm sewers early Wednesday morning.
New Rathbun Reservoir map available on the DNR website 12/17/2019 1:07:00 PM View Count 5038 Fisheries staff from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources recently surveyed Rathbun Reservoir. An updated fishing map is available on the DNR website.
New crayfish harvest regulation on Storm Lake 9/17/2019 1:31:00 PM View Count 4715 STORM LAKE, Iowa – To help reduce the spread of rusty crayfish to other waterbodies in Iowa, licensed bait dealers can no longer harvest any crayfish species from Storm Lake. Crayfish collected for bait from Storm Lake for personal use can only be used in Storm Lake and cannot be transported live from the lake.
Fish hatcheries busy netting walleye 4/9/2019 12:05:00 PM View Count 3465 Moravia – The late night, annual walleye collection started April 6 at Rathbun Lake and April 7 at Storm Lake. Crews with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Bureau have been setting gillnets at night looking for walleyes ready to spawn.
Runoff from manure application reaches Storm Lake 3/15/2019 3:09:00 PM View Count 2345 STORM LAKE - Wednesday afternoon, a complaint sent Iowa DNR staff to investigate a claim that manure runoff was reaching Storm Lake.
Laboratory to temporarily stop testing for nitrate in water after malfunction of new equipment 12/18/2018 8:37:00 AM View Count 2601 STORM LAKE, Iowa -- Mangold Environmental Testing (MET), in Storm Lake, has agreed to temporarily stop testing drinking water samples for nitrate, effective December 14, 2018, due to potentially inaccurate sample results.
Sewer odor at Storm Lake traced; discharge ended 9/7/2018 2:06:00 PM View Count 2509 STORM LAKE—Thursday the city of Storm Lake investigated an odor complaint from a storm sewer near King’s Pointe Resort on the northeast side of the lake.
Zebra mussels found in Storm Lake 8/28/2018 11:34:00 AM View Count 5241 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently confirmed that zebra mussels are in Storm Lake.
Wastewater discharge ends in Storm Lake 1/30/2018 2:05:00 PM View Count 2993 STORM LAKE - Workers from Storm Lake placed a sleeve over a damaged portion of the city’s sewer pipe about 5 p.m. Jan. 29 to stop an ongoing wastewater discharge into the lake.
Major wastewater discharge to Storm Lake 1/29/2018 3:04:00 PM View Count 3680 STORM LAKE -- Repair work on Friday apparently damaged a 24-inch sewer line, allowing untreated wastewater to flow into a storm sewer that runs into Storm Lake.
Natural Resource Commission to meet Sept. 14 at Storm Lake 9/5/2017 12:52:00 PM View Count 3278 Storm Lake – The Natural Resource Commission (NRC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will meet at 8:30 a.m., Sept. 14, in the conference room at King’s Pointe, 1520 East Lakeshore Drive, in Storm Lake.
Wastewater discharge into Storm Lake Monday night 12/6/2016 2:14:00 PM View Count 3491 STORM LAKE – Officials in the city of Storm Lake reported to DNR this morning that an unknown, but small, amount of untreated wastewater leaked into Storm Lake overnight.
Pump failure results in wastewater bypass to Storm Lake 10/8/2016 6:12:00 PM View Count 3544 Storm Lake – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) responded to a bypass at the Tyson Fresh Meats pork plant on October 8, 2016. The bypass occurred when a lift station pump failed and caused a power failure at two lift stations.
Oil Spill From Dredge on Storm Lake Contained and Cleaned Up 8/8/2016 9:54:00 AM View Count 3712 STORM LAKE – Crews from a dredging operation, the city of Storm Lake and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources were able to contain and clean up an oil spill Sunday afternoon on Storm Lake.
Storm Lake Working to Locate Source of Dredge Leak 3/31/2016 6:38:00 AM View Count 4634 STORM LAKE – Storm Lake officials are working to determine the cause of a leak in dredge equipment at the Storm Lake marina.
Spill Had Negligible Impact to Storm lake 3/28/2016 6:33:00 AM View Count 4018 STORM LAKE – Water testing found that a small amount of industrial cleaner that reached a storm sewer had little if any negative impact on Storm Lake.
DNR Investigates Small Spill into Storm Lake 3/25/2016 11:36:00 AM View Count 4020 STORM LAKE – A small amount of industrial cleaner at the Tyson-Hillshire plant reached a storm sewer that flows to Storm Lake after a pump failure.
Ongoing Leak from Dredge in Storm Lake 3/21/2016 10:39:00 AM View Count 4079 STORM LAKE –Yet another call alerted the DNR that oil was still leaking near the dredge on the east side of the Storm Lake marina Sunday.
Second Leak from Dredge in Storm Lake 3/17/2016 9:09:00 AM View Count 4111 STORM LAKE – Responding to a new complaint about an oil sheen on the east side of the Storm Lake marina, the DNR and multiple Storm Lake staff and officials investigated to find the source of the oil Thursday morning.
Leak Discovered from Dredge in Storm Lake 3/10/2016 10:24:00 AM View Count 4503 STORM LAKE – Responding to a complaint, the DNR investigated and found an oily material leaking from the dredge in Storm Lake about noon today.
A Return to Glory Days at Little Storm 2/17/2016 9:47:00 AM View Count 11265 Longtime Storm Lake Mayor Jon Kruse remembers the glory days of waterfowl hunting in Little Storm Lake during the 1960s and’70s, but by the early ‘80s the ducks were gone. The marsh became a silt-filled carp nursery with little vegetation.
Diesel Fuel Spill Reaches Creek Near Storm Lake 12/15/2015 10:30:00 AM View Count 4763 STORM LAKE – An unknown amount of diesel fuel spilled from the One Stop Shop in Storm Lake and has reached Poor Farm Creek, a tributary of the Raccoon River.
Wastewater Discharge Reaches Little Storm Lake Wildlife Area; Heavy Rain Causes Discharges Throughout State 12/14/2015 10:23:00 AM View Count 3996 DES MOINES – Heavy rainfall throughout much of the state has overloaded many wastewater treatment systems in Iowa, causing wastewater discharges.