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Lake Manawa State Park opens new campground

• 6/28/2022 3:18:00 PM
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COUNCIL BLUFFS – The new campground at Lake Manawa State Park has opened.

Lake Manawa State Park to Host Groundbreaking Ceremony on Sept. 24

• 9/22/2020 2:07:00 PM
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COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and local community groups will host a groundbreaking ceremony for a new campground at Lake Manawa State Park at 1 p.m. on Sept. 24, 2020.  

Zebra mussels found in Lake Manawa

• 7/21/2020 12:55:00 PM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently confirmed that zebra mussels are in Lake Manawa.

DNR investigates boat crash involving BWI, injures one

• 9/17/2019 1:40:00 PM
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COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- On September 15, 2019, at approximately 7:30 pm at Lake Manawa, a boat and a personal watercraft (PWC) were leaving a 5 mph zone and gaining speed, going in the same direction, when the PWC made an abrupt right turn and collided with the front of the boat, according to witnesses.

Nonresident annual permit for Lake Manawa and Waubonsie state parks available online September 18

• 9/17/2019 1:34:00 PM
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Nonresidents now have another option to purchase the annual vehicle permit for Lake Manawa and Waubonsie state parks.

Non-resident user fee pilot project underway at Lake Manawa, Waubonsie state parks

• 8/27/2019 11:53:00 AM
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Council Bluffs, Iowa - With Labor Day Weekend just a few days away, nonresidents visiting Lake Manawa State Park or Waubonsie State Park are reminded of a new nonresident vehicle fee requirement that began on Aug. 15.

Nonresident user fees at Lake Manawa and Waubonsie state parks to go live next week

• 8/7/2019 11:27:00 AM
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A new, nonresident user fee will take effect August 15 at Lake Manawa and Waubonsie state parks.

DNR removes no-wake speed restriction on Lake Manawa

• 7/29/2019 2:59:00 PM
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COUNCIL BLUFFS – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has lifted the no-wake speed restriction, which equates to roughly 5 mph, for boating on Lake Manawa.

Lake Manawa boaters under no wake restriction due to high water

• 6/5/2019 3:06:00 PM
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COUNCIL BLUFFS - Boaters on Lake Manawa, in Pottawattamie County, will be restricted to operating their boat at no wake speed, which equates to roughly 5 mph, while the lake level is above flood stage.

DNR investigates man found in Lake Manawa

• 6/12/2018 4:06:00 PM
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COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – At approximately 7:40 PM on June 9, the Iowa DNR was dispatched to the west side of Lake Manawa near the entrance to the West Lake Village for a man that had been brought to shore by an individual on a personal watercraft after he was found in the lake.

Teen drowns at Lake Manawa on Memorial Day

• 5/29/2018 6:54:00 PM
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COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources responded to an apparent drowning at Lake Manawa on Monday, May 28, 2018.

Arizona man charged with deer poaching in Iowa

• 11/7/2017 2:48:00 PM
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Iowa DNR Conservation Officers have charged Nicholas W. Slater, 31, of Glendale, AZ with deer poaching in Lake Manawa State Park on November 19, 2016.

Two charged after reports of shots fired

• 7/25/2017 1:26:00 PM
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POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY, Iowa – Iowa Department of Natural Resources state park rangers have charged two hunters after a tip was reported by fishermen of shots fired at Lake Manawa on July 22.

Two Men Rescued from Lake Manawa After Boat Fills with Water Monday Night

• 7/12/2016 4:16:00 PM
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COUNCIL BLUFFS – Two Council Bluffs men were rescued on Lake Manawa late Monday night when their boat filled with water due to high winds.

DNR Officers are Looking for the Operator of a PWC at Lake Manawa Involved in a Personal Injury Incident

• 7/11/2016 8:15:00 AM
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COUNCIL BLUFFS – An Omaha, Neb. woman was injured Saturday evening after being thrown off a personal watercraft on Lake Manawa and law enforcement officers are seeking assistance from the public in locating the operator of the vessel who left the scene.