Bells Lake
Gloucester County, New Jersey33 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NJDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 8 ft max depth
Bells Lake in Gloucester County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 7.5 ft. Surface area: 33 acres.
Bells Lake is a 33-acre lake in Gloucester County, New Jersey with a maximum depth of 8 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingBacteria advisory
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Bells Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, metals (other than mercury), nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO), pathogens (E. coli, fecal). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Bells 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.
Water quality measurements for Bells Lake
These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Bells 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
Max depth
7.5 ft
Surface area
33 acres
Shoreline
1.8 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Bells Lake 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, Fish consumption, Recreation.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02040202120030-01 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Bells Lake
Where is Bells Lake?
- Bells 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 Bells Lake?
- Bells Lake in Gloucester County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 7.5 ft. Surface area: 33 acres.
Is Bells Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Bells Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, metals (other than mercury), nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO), pathogens (E. coli, fecal). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Bells Lake?
- Bells Lake has a maximum depth of 7.5 feet. The lake covers 33 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Bells Lake 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