Alpha Lake Beach

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BEACH INFO:
Alpha Lake Beach is located in the Creekside neighbourhood of Whistler, British Columbia. It is a well known spot for recreational fishing as both Kokanee and Rainbow Trout can be caught in the lake.

Alpha Lake is also known for ‘The Alpha Lake Rope Swing.’ To get to the swing, park at Alpha Lake beach and walk along the train tracks until you come across the trail to the swing. The rope is not for the faint of heart, and has been torn down and resurrected many times. The drop to the water is far, and the swing itself requires its users to dodge trees in mid-air. The Alpha Lake Rope Swing is recommended for experienced rope-swingers only!

AMENITIES:
Alpha Lake is a dog friendly park and has many amenities, including: a sandy beach, a kid’s playground, tennis and volleyball courts and public BBQ’s.

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COVID-19

Keep your distance from other people.

Practicing social distancing is essential right now. Follow the advice of the health experts. If your community has asked that you remain indoors and away from others, do so. Heading to the beach should only be considered an option if social distancing practices can be followed. Spending a day in any crowded place is the worst thing we can do for our most vulnerable right now and will counter the efforts to curb the virus’ spread.

For more information, please visit the World Health Organization public resource on COVID-19.

Water Quality

Passed water quality tests at least 95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on September 1st, 2020. The Swim Guide updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on September 10th, 2020 at 10:45 AM.

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Source Information

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) monitors the water quality at 50 Coast Garibaldi beaches. Sampling is conducted during the height of swim season (May – September).

VCH follows the Canadian Recreational Water Guidelines. Recreational water is considered safe if the geometric mean result is under 200 E.coli/100mL. Should the geometric mean exceed 200 E.coli/100 mL, or in the event of a known hazard or spill, the Medical Health Officer will make an assessment of the risk to human health. If there is a risk to human health, a warning sign will be posted at the beach stating “This Water is Contaminated and Unsafe for Swimming.” Results are communicated on the Vancouver Coastal Health website (http://www.healthspace.ca/vch). Fraser Riverkeeper updates Swim Guide according to these results, as soon as they become available.

Sampling for this region is dependent on available resources and assistance from local government and other agencies. The VCH employs a ‘risk management approach’ to water quality monitoring of this region, based on the knowledge that the majority of beaches have good to excellent historic water quality in the past.

Local governments or community organizations are encouraged to contact VCH if they would like to collect samples from public beaches in their community. VCH will offer assistance with training, lab services, and the posting of results.

Test results are not consistently posted – we will continue to work with VCH to ensure public safety. Recreational water quality for a beach is determined by E. coli counts from a laboratory approved by the BC Provincial Health Officer for Provincial Drinking Water and Microbiology Testing.

A beach is marked Green when single sample results are under 200 E.coli / 100 ML water.

A beach is marked Red when the results are equal to or above 200 E.coli / 100 ML water.

A beach is marked Grey when there are no current results or there is no available information.

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