Budd Lake
Morris County, New JerseyView mapDirections
NJDEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Budd Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
Budd Lake in Morris County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 25.4 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 25 µg/L.
Budd Lake is a productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Morris County, New Jersey. Compared to the 11 other monitored lakes in Morris County, Budd Lake ranks #6 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2023-10-03. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyAlgae risk
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. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Budd 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 Budd Lake
These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Budd Lake, 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 3.3 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 25.4 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 25 µg/L. TSI 58.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 3.3ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 25.4µg/L | Fair GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 25µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 58 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Where is Budd Lake?
- Budd Lake is a lake in Morris County, New Jersey. Its water-quality measurements are published by NJDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Budd Lake?
- Budd Lake in Morris County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 25.4 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 25 µg/L.
Is Budd Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
87 measurements from 3 monitoring stations, 2022–2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- NJDEP Bureau of Freshwater and Biological Monitoring
NJDEP_BFBM87 samples · 2022–2023
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
Monitoring station identifiers (3)
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.