Where is Lake Manetta?

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

Lake Manetta

Ocean County, New Jersey88 acresView map Directions

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

Area

88 acres

Surface area

Impaired · Mercury

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Lake Manetta in Ocean County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 88 acres.

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Lake Manetta is a 88-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. Lake Manetta 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 Manetta 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 Manetta

These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Lake Manetta, 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

88 acres

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Lake Manetta 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 NJ02040301030040-01 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Ocean County

Lake Shenandoah1.8 miView →Lake Wadill3.5 miView →Irisado Lake3.1 ft clear · Eutrophic4.8 miView →Forge Pond4.7 miView →Pine Lake5.9 miView →Lake Riviera3.1 ft clear5.1 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Lake Manetta

Where is Lake Manetta?: Lake Manetta 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 Manetta?: Lake Manetta in Ocean County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 88 acres.
Is Lake Manetta safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Manetta 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.