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.

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Water Quality

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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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Other Beaches Near This One

Beach	Location	Water Quality
North West River Beach North West River, Newfoundland and Labrador	North West River, Newfoundland and Labrador	Special Status
Bas-Caraquet, Municipal Beach Bas-Caraquet, New Brunswick	Bas-Caraquet, New Brunswick	Current Status
Shippagan Beach Shippagan, New Brunswick	Shippagan, New Brunswick	Current Status
Miscou Island Beach Miscou, New Brunswick	Miscou, New Brunswick	Historical Status

	Green means the beach’s most recent test results met relevant water quality standards.

	Red means the beach’s most recent test results failed to meet water quality standards.

	Grey means water quality information for the beach is too old (more than 7 days old) to be considered current, or that info is unavailable, or unreliable.

	Green means the beach passed water quality tests 95% of the time or more.

	Yellow means the beach passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time.

	Red means the beach failed water quality tests 40% of the time or more.

	This means that this site has been issued a Blue Flag status for the current swimming season. This status does not indicate current water quality.

	Red means the water at the site has water quality issues or there is an emergency.

	Grey means there is no current water quality information, the beach is under construction, there has been an event that has rendered water quality information unreliable or unavailable.