Oliphants Lake
Burlington County, New Jersey30 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NJDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Metals (other than mercury)
- 10 ft max depth
Oliphants Lake in Burlington County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 9.8 ft. Surface area: 30 acres.
Oliphants Lake is a 30-acre lake in Burlington County, New Jersey with a maximum depth of 10 feet (3-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Oliphants Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for metals (other than mercury), pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Oliphants 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 Oliphants Lake
These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Oliphants Lake, 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
Max depth
9.8 ft
Average depth
3.3 ft
Surface area
30 acres
Shoreline
3.9 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Oliphants 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.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02040202060030-01 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Oliphants Lake
Where is Oliphants Lake?
- Oliphants 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 Oliphants Lake?
- Oliphants Lake in Burlington County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 9.8 ft. Surface area: 30 acres.
Is Oliphants Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Oliphants Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for metals (other than mercury), pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Oliphants Lake?
- Oliphants Lake has a maximum depth of 9.8 feet and an average depth of 3.3 feet. The lake covers 30 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Oliphants Lake 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