Where is Crandon Lakes?

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

Crandon Lakes

Sussex County, New Jersey78 acresView map Directions

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

Area

78 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.6 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Metals (other than mercury)

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Crandon Lakes in Sussex County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 78 acres.

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Crandon Lakes is a 78-acre lake in Sussex 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. Crandon Lakes is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for metals (other than mercury), pH / acidity, temperature. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Crandon Lakes 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 Crandon Lakes

These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Crandon Lakes, 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

78 acres

Shoreline

2.6 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Metals (other than mercury)pH / acidityTemperature

Designated uses not supporting: Drinking water, Aquatic life.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02040105030010-01 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Crandon Lakes

Where is Crandon Lakes?: Crandon Lakes is a lake in Sussex County, New Jersey. Its water-quality measurements are published by NJDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Crandon Lakes?: Crandon Lakes in Sussex County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 78 acres.
Is Crandon Lakes safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Crandon Lakes is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for metals (other than mercury), pH / acidity, temperature. Check local advisories before you swim.