Where is Cains Mill Lake?

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

Cains Mill Lake

Gloucester County, New Jersey37 acresView map Directions

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

Area

37 acres

Surface area

Impaired · Impaired biota (cause unknown)

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Cains Mill Lake in Gloucester County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 37 acres.

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Cains Mill Lake is a 37-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. Cains Mill Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for impaired biota (cause unknown), metals (other than mercury), pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Cains Mill 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 Cains Mill Lake

These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Cains Mill 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

37 acres

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

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Impaired biota (cause unknown)Metals (other than mercury)pH / acidity

Designated uses not supporting: Drinking water, Aquatic life.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02040302040070-01 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Cains Mill Lake

Where is Cains Mill Lake?: Cains Mill 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 Cains Mill Lake?: Cains Mill Lake in Gloucester County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 37 acres.
Is Cains Mill Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Cains Mill Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for impaired biota (cause unknown), metals (other than mercury), pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.