Culvers Lake
Sussex County, New Jersey539 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NJDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Metals (other than mercury)
- 49 ft max depth
Culvers Lake in Sussex County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 49.2 ft. Surface area: 539 acres.
Culvers Lake is a 539-acre lake in Sussex County, New Jersey with a maximum depth of 49 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Culvers Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water49.2 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingBacteria advisory
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Culvers Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for metals (other than mercury), pathogens (E. coli, fecal), pH / acidity, temperature. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Culvers 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 Culvers Lake
These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Culvers 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
49.2 ft
Surface area
539 acres
Shoreline
8.4 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Culvers 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, Recreation.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02040105040010-01 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Culvers Lake
Where is Culvers Lake?
- Culvers Lake 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 Culvers Lake?
- Culvers Lake in Sussex County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 49.2 ft. Surface area: 539 acres.
Is Culvers Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Culvers Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for metals (other than mercury), pathogens (E. coli, fecal), pH / acidity, temperature. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Culvers Lake?
- Culvers Lake has a maximum depth of 49.2 feet. The lake covers 539 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Culvers 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