Where is Lake Barnegat?

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

Lake Barnegat

Ocean County, New Jersey64 acresView map Directions

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

Area

64 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.8 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Turbidity

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Lake Barnegat in Ocean County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 64 acres.

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Lake Barnegat is a 64-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

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Barnegat is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lake Barnegat 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 Lake Barnegat

These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Lake Barnegat, 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

64 acres

Shoreline

1.8 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Turbidity

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02040301110020-01 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Ocean County

Lower Lake0.6 miView →Deer Head Lake0.9 miView →Wells Mills Reservoir4.3 ft clear · Oligotrophic5.3 miView →Arnold Pond7.2 miView →Collins Lower Tide Pond7.9 miView →Holiday Lake5.2 ft clear · Eutrophic8 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Lake Barnegat

Where is Lake Barnegat?: Lake Barnegat 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 Lake Barnegat?: Lake Barnegat in Ocean County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 64 acres.
Is Lake Barnegat safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Barnegat is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.