Lake Rutherford
Sussex County, New Jersey66 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NJDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Impaired biota (cause unknown)
Lake Rutherford in Sussex County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 66 acres.
Lake Rutherford is a 66-acre lake in Sussex County, New Jersey.
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 Rutherford is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for impaired biota (cause unknown), nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pathogens (E. coli, fecal), salinity / chlorides, temperature. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Rutherford 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 Rutherford
These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Lake Rutherford, 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
66 acres
Shoreline
1.8 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lake Rutherford, so its depth is not documented here.
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EPA Impairment Status
Lake Rutherford 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, Aquatic life, Recreation.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02020007020060-01 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Rutherford
Where is Lake Rutherford?
- Lake Rutherford is a lake in Sussex 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 Rutherford?
- Lake Rutherford in Sussex County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 66 acres.
Is Lake Rutherford safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Rutherford is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for impaired biota (cause unknown), nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pathogens (E. coli, fecal), salinity / chlorides, temperature. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Lake Rutherford 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