Bearfort Waters
Passaic County, New Jersey25 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NJDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Metals (other than mercury)
- 4 ft max depth
Bearfort Waters in Passaic County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 3.6 ft. Surface area: 25 acres.
Bearfort Waters is a 25-acre lake in Passaic County, New Jersey with a maximum depth of 4 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Bearfort Waters is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for metals (other than mercury), pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Bearfort Waters 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 Bearfort Waters
These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Bearfort Waters, 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
Max depth
3.6 ft
Surface area
25 acres
Shoreline
1.7 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Bearfort Waters is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Drinking water, Aquatic life.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02020007040060-01 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Bearfort Waters
Where is Bearfort Waters?
- Bearfort Waters is a lake in Passaic County, New Jersey. Its water-quality measurements are published by NJDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bearfort Waters?
- Bearfort Waters in Passaic County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 3.6 ft. Surface area: 25 acres.
Is Bearfort Waters safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Bearfort Waters is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for metals (other than mercury), pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Bearfort Waters?
- Bearfort Waters has a maximum depth of 3.6 feet. The lake covers 25 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Bearfort Waters come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database