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

Hanks Pond

Passaic County, New Jersey81 acresView map Directions

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

Area

81 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.8 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Hanks Pond in Passaic County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 81 acres.

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Hanks Pond is a 81-acre lake in Passaic 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. Hanks Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, metals (other than mercury), pH / acidity, temperature. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Hanks 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 Hanks Pond

These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Hanks 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

81 acres

Shoreline

1.8 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

MercuryMetals (other than mercury)pH / acidityTemperature

Designated uses not supporting: Drinking water, Aquatic life, Fish consumption.

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02030103050040-01 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Hanks Pond

Where is Hanks Pond?: Hanks Pond is a lake in Passaic County, New Jersey. Its water-quality measurements are published by NJDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Hanks Pond?: Hanks Pond in Passaic County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 81 acres.
Is Hanks Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Hanks Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, metals (other than mercury), pH / acidity, temperature. Check local advisories before you swim.