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

Bell Lake

Gloucester County, New Jersey53 acresView map Directions

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

Area

53 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

3.3 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Pesticides

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Bell Lake in Gloucester County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 53 acres.

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Bell Lake is a 53-acre lake in Gloucester County, New Jersey.

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Bell Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for pesticides, pH / acidity, pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Bell 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 Bell Lake

These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Bell 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

53 acres

Shoreline

3.3 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

PesticidespH / acidityPCBs

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Fish consumption.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02040202120110-01 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Gloucester County

Almonesson Lake1.8 ft clear · Eutrophic4.2 miView →Lake Alcyon4.3 ft clear7.4 miView →Grenloch Lake4.8 ft clear · Mesotrophic7.2 miView →Bells Lake8.4 miView →Silver Lake—View →Garrison Lake—View →

Frequently asked questions about Bell Lake

Where is Bell Lake?: Bell Lake is a lake in Gloucester County, New Jersey. Its water-quality measurements are published by NJDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bell Lake?: Bell Lake in Gloucester County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 53 acres.
Is Bell Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Bell Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for pesticides, pH / acidity, pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.