Advisory for Victoria - Beaver Lake, British Columbia

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Victoria - Beaver Lake

Type: Cyanobacteria Bloom  -  Inactive

Issued: 9/27/2016

Details:

 The Capital Regional District advises that water samples taken from Beaver Beach 
at
Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park have tested positive for blue-green algae and associated cyanotoxins.
Visitors are advised to avoid Beaver Lake and to keep animals on a leash to prevent them from drinking
or swimming in the lake. There are no signs of blue-green algae at Elk Lake. Monitoring will continue at
both lakes.