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

Lake Wanda

Sussex County, New Jersey38 acresView map Directions

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

Area

38 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Lake Wanda in Sussex County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 38 acres.

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Lake Wanda is a 38-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 reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Wanda is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lake Wanda 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 Wanda

These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Lake Wanda, 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

38 acres

Shoreline

2 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Lake Wanda is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02020007040040-01 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Sussex County

Highland Lake1.1 miView →Wawayanda Lake1 miView →Barry Lakes1.5 miView →Vernon Valley Lake3.6 miView →Canistear Reservoir—View →Great Gorge Lake12.3 ft clear · Mesotrophic3.9 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Lake Wanda

Where is Lake Wanda?: Lake Wanda 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 Wanda?: Lake Wanda in Sussex County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 38 acres.
Is Lake Wanda safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Wanda is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.