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

Forge Pond

Ocean County, New Jersey36 acresView map Directions

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

Area

36 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Forge Pond in Ocean County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 36 acres.

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Forge Pond is a 36-acre lake in Ocean County, New Jersey.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Bacteria advisory

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Forge Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, oxygen depletion (low DO), pathogens (E. coli, fecal), pesticides, pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Forge 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.

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Water quality measurements for Forge Pond

These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Forge 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

Surface area

36 acres

Shoreline

2 mi

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

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Fishing Forge Pond

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

MercuryOxygen depletion (low DO)Pathogens (E. coli, fecal)PesticidesPCBs

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Fish consumption, Recreation.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJBarnegatBay02 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Forge Pond

Where is Forge Pond?: Forge Pond 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 Forge Pond?: Forge Pond in Ocean County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 36 acres.
Is Forge Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Forge Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, oxygen depletion (low DO), pathogens (E. coli, fecal), pesticides, pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.