Lake Erskine
Passaic County, New Jersey78 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NJDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 15 ft max depth
Lake Erskine in Passaic County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 14.8 ft. Surface area: 78 acres.
Lake Erskine is a 78-acre lake in Passaic County, New Jersey with a maximum depth of 15 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingBacteria advisory
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Erskine is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, metals (other than mercury), pathogens (E. coli, fecal). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Erskine 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.
Water quality measurements for Lake Erskine
These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Lake Erskine, 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
Max depth
14.8 ft
Surface area
78 acres
Shoreline
2.2 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Lake Erskine is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Drinking water, Fish consumption, Recreation.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02030103070050-01 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Erskine
Where is Lake Erskine?
- Lake Erskine 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 Lake Erskine?
- Lake Erskine in Passaic County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 14.8 ft. Surface area: 78 acres.
Is Lake Erskine safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Erskine is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, metals (other than mercury), pathogens (E. coli, fecal). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake Erskine?
- Lake Erskine has a maximum depth of 14.8 feet. The lake covers 78 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Lake Erskine come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database