Orange Reservoir
Essex County, New Jersey62 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NJDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Impaired biota (cause unknown)
- 18 ft max depth
Orange Reservoir in Essex County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 18 ft. Surface area: 62 acres.
Orange Reservoir is a 62-acre lake in Essex County, New Jersey with a maximum depth of 18 feet.
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. Orange Reservoir 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. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Orange Reservoir 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 Orange Reservoir
These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Orange Reservoir, 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
18 ft
Surface area
62 acres
Shoreline
1.6 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Orange Reservoir 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 NJ02030104050010-01 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Orange Reservoir
Where is Orange Reservoir?
- Orange Reservoir is a lake in Essex County, New Jersey. Its water-quality measurements are published by NJDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Orange Reservoir?
- Orange Reservoir in Essex County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 18 ft. Surface area: 62 acres.
Is Orange Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Orange Reservoir 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. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Orange Reservoir?
- Orange Reservoir has a maximum depth of 18 feet. The lake covers 62 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Orange Reservoir 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