Bargaintown Pond
Atlantic County, New Jersey46 acresView mapDirections
NJDEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Bargaintown Pond. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- Impaired · Pathogens (E. coli, fecal)
Bargaintown Pond in Atlantic County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.1 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 26.9 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 7.3 µg/L. Surface area: 46 acres.
Bargaintown Pond is a 46-acre productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Atlantic County, New Jersey. Compared to the 5 other monitored lakes in Atlantic County, Bargaintown Pond ranks #4 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2021-11-03. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyBacteria advisory
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Bargaintown Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for pathogens (E. coli, fecal). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Bargaintown Pond 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.
Water quality measurements for Bargaintown Pond
These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Bargaintown Pond, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 1.1 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 26.9 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 7.3 µg/L. TSI 59.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 1.1ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 26.9µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 7.3µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 59 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
46 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Bargaintown Pond, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Bargaintown Pond is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Bargaintown Mill Pond Dam (completed 1718), built primarily for recreation on the Patcong Creek; earth-type dam, 10 ft tall and 900 ft long.
- Surface area
- 46 ac
- Normal storage
- 123 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 19.2 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- County of Atlantic
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID NJ00960 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.46 km)
EPA Impairment Status
Bargaintown Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02040302060030-01 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Bargaintown Pond
Where is Bargaintown Pond?
- Bargaintown Pond is a lake in Atlantic County, New Jersey. Its water-quality measurements are published by NJDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bargaintown Pond?
- Bargaintown Pond in Atlantic County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.1 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 26.9 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 7.3 µg/L. Surface area: 46 acres.
Is Bargaintown Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Bargaintown Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for pathogens (E. coli, fecal). Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
49 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2020–2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- NJDEP Bureau of Freshwater and Biological Monitoring
NJDEP_BFBM49 samples · 2020–2021
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
Monitoring station identifiers (2)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database