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

Lake Como

Monmouth County, New Jersey37 acresView map Directions

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

Area

37 acres

Surface area

Impaired · Mercury

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Lake Como in Monmouth County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 37 acres.

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Lake Como is a 37-acre lake in Monmouth 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. Lake Como is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, metals (other than mercury), nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pathogens (E. coli, fecal). Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lake Como 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 Como

These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Lake Como, 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

37 acres

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Lake Como 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)Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)Pathogens (E. coli, fecal)

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 NJ02030104090080-01 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Lake Como

Where is Lake Como?: Lake Como is a lake in Monmouth 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 Como?: Lake Como in Monmouth County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 37 acres.
Is Lake Como safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Como is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, metals (other than mercury), nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pathogens (E. coli, fecal). Check local advisories before you swim.