Where is Lake Windsor?

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

Lake Windsor

Sussex County, New Jersey29 acresView map Directions

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

Area

29 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.5 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Impaired biota (cause unknown)

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Lake Windsor in Sussex County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 29 acres.

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Lake Windsor is a 29-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

Bacteria advisory

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Windsor is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for impaired biota (cause unknown), nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pathogens (E. coli, fecal). Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lake Windsor 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 Windsor

These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Lake Windsor, 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

29 acres

Shoreline

1.5 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Lake Windsor is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Impaired biota (cause unknown)Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)Pathogens (E. coli, fecal)

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Recreation.

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02020007020070-01 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Lake Windsor

Where is Lake Windsor?: Lake Windsor 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 Windsor?: Lake Windsor in Sussex County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 29 acres.
Is Lake Windsor safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Windsor is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for impaired biota (cause unknown), nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pathogens (E. coli, fecal). Check local advisories before you swim.