East Creek Pond
Cape May County, New Jersey69 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NJDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 7 ft max depth
East Creek Pond in Cape May County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 6.6 ft. Surface area: 69 acres.
East Creek Pond is a 69-acre lake in Cape May County, New Jersey with a maximum depth of 7 feet (3-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. East Creek Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether East Creek Pond 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 East Creek Pond
These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for East Creek Pond, 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
6.6 ft
Average depth
3.3 ft
Surface area
69 acres
Shoreline
2.9 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
East Creek Pond 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: Fish consumption.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02040206210060-01 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about East Creek Pond
Where is East Creek Pond?
- East Creek Pond is a lake in Cape May County, New Jersey. Its water-quality measurements are published by NJDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of East Creek Pond?
- East Creek Pond in Cape May County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 6.6 ft. Surface area: 69 acres.
Is East Creek Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. East Creek Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is East Creek Pond?
- East Creek Pond has a maximum depth of 6.6 feet and an average depth of 3.3 feet. The lake covers 69 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for East Creek Pond 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