Winagami Lake

High Prairie, Alberta

Managed by Lesser Slave Watershed Council (LSWC)

Just North of High Prairie, Winagami is a popular destination for Anglers, Birders and beach goers alike. Located inside Winagami Lake Provincial Park there is also a pier and lots of walking trails along the beach.

Washrooms, Parking , a playground and day use areas can be found in the Provincial Park Campground.

There is a nice sandy area by the water with a volleyball next along with a wading pool for children.

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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

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This status is based on the latest sample. Lesser Slave Watershed Council (LSWC) updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available.

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Monitoring Frequency

Source Information

Alberta Health Services (AHS) monitors beaches across Alberta. Water samples are collected by AHS staff and processed by Alberta Public Laboratories. More information on their monitoring can be found here: https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/71f0b5ea-b295-4677-afc6-0905641f0694/resource/372d1058-9c90-4da6-a56e-98395dad4a59/download/alberta-safe-beach-protocol.pdf

When a Water Quality Advisory is issued, a notice is put up on accessible points along the water body/at the beach indicating that the location is unfit for swimming or bathing. In addition, a Water Quality Advisory is issued through the AHS website, local and social media platform. An advisory is rescinded once water quality meets the above standards. Advisories are posted online to https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/news/bga.aspx, circulated by local media. Appropriate signage is posted around the water body (public beaches, access points, campgrounds, etc). These advisories remain in place for the duration that the health risk persists.

The LSWC does not publish these notification to our Swim Guide pages, nor is Swim Guide able to share monitoring data for Alberta beaches on an ongoing basis as AHS does not share water quality test results with the public.

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