Where is Alloway Lake?

Alloway Lake is a lake in Salem County, New Jersey. Its water-quality measurements are published by NJDEP and shown on this page as reported.

Alloway Lake

Salem County, New Jersey44 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NJDEP for this lake.

Area

44 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

4.5 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Metals (other than mercury)

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Alloway Lake in Salem County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 44 acres.

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Alloway Lake is a 44-acre lake in Salem County, New Jersey.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Bacteria advisory

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Alloway Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for metals (other than mercury), nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pathogens (E. coli, fecal), pCBs, turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Alloway Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Alloway Lake

These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Alloway Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Surface area

44 acres

Shoreline

4.5 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Alloway Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

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Fishing Alloway Lake

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EPA Impairment Status

Alloway Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Metals (other than mercury)Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)Pathogens (E. coli, fecal)PCBsTurbidity

Designated uses not supporting: Drinking water, Aquatic life, Fish consumption.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02040206060050-01 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Salem County

Elkinton Millpond1.7 miView →Woodmere Lake4.7 miView →Maskells Millpond—View →Fox Mill Lake—View →Salem River Reservoir—View →Laytons Lake—View →

Frequently asked questions about Alloway Lake

Where is Alloway Lake?: Alloway Lake is a lake in Salem County, New Jersey. Its water-quality measurements are published by NJDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Alloway Lake?: Alloway Lake in Salem County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 44 acres.
Is Alloway Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Alloway Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for metals (other than mercury), nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pathogens (E. coli, fecal), pCBs, turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.