Where is Holiday Lake?

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

Holiday Lake

Sussex County, New Jersey110 acresView map Directions

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

Area

110 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

3.3 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Metals (other than mercury)

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Holiday Lake in Sussex County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 110 acres.

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Holiday Lake is a 110-acre lake in Sussex 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. Holiday Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for metals (other than mercury), temperature. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Holiday 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.

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Water quality measurements for Holiday Lake

These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Holiday 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

Surface area

110 acres

Shoreline

3.3 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Metals (other than mercury)Temperature

Designated uses not supporting: Drinking water, Aquatic life.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02040104090030-01 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Holiday Lake

Where is Holiday Lake?: Holiday 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 Holiday Lake?: Holiday Lake in Sussex County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 110 acres.
Is Holiday Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Holiday Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for metals (other than mercury), temperature. Check local advisories before you swim.