Lake Gerar Bridge
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DNREC publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Gerar Bridge. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Lake Gerar Bridge in Sussex County, Delaware has water-quality measurements published by DNREC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.3 ft visibility.
Lake Gerar Bridge is a lake in Sussex County, Delaware.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2020-09-10. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Water quality measurements for Lake Gerar Bridge
These are the measurements DNREC publishes for Lake Gerar Bridge, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 2.3 ft of visibility. TSI 65.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 2.3ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. | |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. | |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 65 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Where is Lake Gerar Bridge?
- Lake Gerar Bridge is a lake in Sussex County, Delaware. Its water-quality measurements are published by DNREC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Gerar Bridge?
- Lake Gerar Bridge in Sussex County, Delaware has water-quality measurements published by DNREC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.3 ft visibility.
Is Lake Gerar Bridge safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
5 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
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CMP_WQX5 samples · 2020
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.