Birch Island Beach

Happy Valley- Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador

Birch Island Beach is a sandy, historic beach right in the centre of Happy Valley. Riverkeeper has given this beach a "red" status because there is a raw sewage outfall just below the beach.

Water Quality
  • Special health or safety status in effect

  • Special Status
  • This means the affiliate organization managing a beach has set the beach status based on special local knowledge or information. Check the beach description and the Sources section for details.
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Current Weather
5°C
Chance of heavy rain
Monitoring Frequency

Birch Island Beach is not sampled

Source Information

Beaches here are not monitored regularly. The beach status information has been set by Grand Riverkeeper Labrador.

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Birch Island Beach

Happy Valley- Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador

Water Quality
  • Special health or safety status in effect
  • Special Status
  • This means the affiliate organization managing a beach has set the beach status based on special local knowledge or information. Check the beach description and the Sources section for details.
For water quality icon legend, click:  
Current Weather
5°C
Chance of heavy rain

Birch Island Beach is a sandy, historic beach right in the centre of Happy Valley. Riverkeeper has given this beach a "red" status because there is a raw sewage outfall just below the beach.

Monitoring Frequency

Birch Island Beach is not sampled

Source Information

Beaches here are not monitored regularly. The beach status information has been set by Grand Riverkeeper Labrador.

Read more
Water Quality Graph

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