Kinap Beach

West Porters Lake, Nova Scotia

Managed by Halifax Regional Municipality

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This beach is found next to the Porters Lake provincial park, where there is camping, washrooms, showers, picnic tables and a boat launch. The small sandy swimming area is supervised by lifeguards on weekdays only. The lake is known for boating and fishing. It is 19 km long but never more than 1 km wide.

This is an estuarine beach and is tested for Fecal Enterococci.
This beach is in a shallow cove with little drainage.

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COVID-19

Keep your distance from other people.

Practicing social distancing is still essential. Only go to the beach if you are able to keep 6 feet or 2 meters away from others. Follow the instructions provided by your local health authorities. If your community has asked that you remain indoors and away from others, do so. Spending a day in any crowded place is the worst thing we can do for our most vulnerable right now and will counter our efforts to curb the virus’s spread.

Water Quality

Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on September 5th, 2022. Halifax Regional Municipality updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on September 5th, 2022 at 11:14 AM.

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Martinique Beach Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia	Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia	Historical Status
Rainbow Haven Beach Cow Bay, Nova Scotia	Cow Bay, Nova Scotia	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.