Where is Horicon Lake?

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

Horicon Lake

Ocean County, New Jersey59 acresView map Directions

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

Area

59 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.5 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Impaired biota (cause unknown)

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Horicon Lake in Ocean County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 59 acres.

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Horicon Lake is a 59-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. Horicon Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for impaired biota (cause unknown), mercury, metals (other than mercury), pathogens (E. coli, fecal), pesticides, pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Horicon 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 Horicon Lake

These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Horicon 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

59 acres

Shoreline

2.5 mi

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

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Fishing Horicon Lake

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Impaired biota (cause unknown)MercuryMetals (other than mercury)Pathogens (E. coli, fecal)PesticidesPCBs

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

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02040301070090-01 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Horicon Lake

Where is Horicon Lake?: Horicon 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 Horicon Lake?: Horicon Lake in Ocean County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 59 acres.
Is Horicon Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Horicon Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for impaired biota (cause unknown), mercury, metals (other than mercury), pathogens (E. coli, fecal), pesticides, pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.