Mt. Misery Lake
Burlington County, New Jersey12 acresView mapDirections
NJDEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Mt. Misery Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Mesotrophic
- Impaired · Metals (other than mercury)
- Limited data
Mt. Misery Lake in Burlington County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.4 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 19.8 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3.2 µg/L. Surface area: 12 acres.
Mt. Misery Lake is a 12-acre mesotrophic lake in Burlington County, New Jersey. Compared to the 11 other monitored lakes in Burlington County, Mt. Misery Lake ranks #4 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2024-07-24. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited data
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Mt. Misery Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for metals (other than mercury), nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Mt. Misery Lake 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 Mt. Misery Lake
These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Mt. Misery Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 4.4 ft. Phosphorus 19.8 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 3.2 µg/L. TSI 48.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 4.4ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 19.8µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 3.2µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 48 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Surface area
12 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Mt. Misery Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Mt. Misery Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Mt. Misery Dam (completed 1950), built primarily for recreation on the Mt Misery Brook; earth-type dam, 10 ft tall and 660 ft long.
- Surface area
- 12 ac
- Normal storage
- 50 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 64 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 27.5 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- Commission on Camps, Conferences & Retreats, Inc.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID NJ00759 · Operator website
EPA Impairment Status
Mt. Misery Lake 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.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02040202030090-01 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Mt. Misery Lake
Where is Mt. Misery Lake?
- Mt. Misery Lake is a lake in Burlington County, New Jersey. Its water-quality measurements are published by NJDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Mt. Misery Lake?
- Mt. Misery Lake in Burlington County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.4 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 19.8 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3.2 µg/L. Surface area: 12 acres.
Is Mt. Misery Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Mt. Misery Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for metals (other than mercury), nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
21 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2021–2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- NJDEP Bureau of Freshwater and Biological Monitoring
NJDEP_BFBM21 samples · 2021–2024
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
- 2120 B ~ Color in Water by Visual Comparison
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.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database