Uncertain ice conditions are creating hazards for recreation such as using ATVs on frozen lakes, Iowa DNR warns.

“Ice forms at different rates depending upon the size and depth of each unique lake or river. Once frozen, conditions change ...

After more than 30 hours of water spraying, the ice rink at Marian Park in Clear Lake opened for the season this week.

TONIGHT, A WARNING ABOUT THIN ICE AFTER A DANGEROUS WEEKEND ON AREA LAKES. ONE MAN DIED AFTER CRASHING THROUGH THE ICE ON PEWAUKEE LAKE ... THICKNESS THAN IT WOULD BE OTHERWISE. WHILE THERE ARE ...

Three Mile and 12 Mile (Lake) had open water on them and it’s just kind of the same scenario,” he says. There are a few areas in north Iowa where the ice is still nice for fishing.

The lack of snow usually helps ice thicken. Snow usually acts as a blanket of insulation slowing ice from forming when it is cold. Iowans might expect that ice thickness ... at the Iowa Great Lakes on ...