Deer Head Lake
Ocean County, New Jersey41 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NJDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Turbidity
- 9 ft max depth
Deer Head Lake in Ocean County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 9 ft. Surface area: 41 acres.
Deer Head Lake is a 41-acre lake in Ocean County, New Jersey with a maximum depth of 9 feet (4-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Deer Head Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Deer Head 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 Deer Head Lake
These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Deer Head 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
9 ft
Average depth
4.3 ft
Surface area
41 acres
Shoreline
1.6 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Deer Head 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: Aquatic life.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02040301110020-01 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Deer Head Lake
Where is Deer Head Lake?
- Deer Head Lake is a lake in Ocean County, New Jersey. Its water-quality measurements are published by NJDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Deer Head Lake?
- Deer Head Lake in Ocean County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 9 ft. Surface area: 41 acres.
Is Deer Head Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Deer Head Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Deer Head Lake?
- Deer Head Lake has a maximum depth of 9 feet and an average depth of 4.3 feet. The lake covers 41 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Deer Head 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