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

Pine Lake

Ocean County, New Jersey57 acresView map Directions

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

Area

57 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.5 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Impaired biota (cause unknown)

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Pine Lake in Ocean County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 57 acres.

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Pine Lake is a 57-acre lake in Ocean 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. Pine Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for impaired biota (cause unknown), mercury, metals (other than mercury), pathogens (E. coli, fecal), pesticides, pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Pine 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.

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Water quality measurements for Pine Lake

These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Pine 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

Surface area

57 acres

Shoreline

2.5 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Pine Lake 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)MercuryMetals (other than mercury)Pathogens (E. coli, fecal)PesticidesPCBs

Designated uses not supporting: Drinking water, Aquatic life, Fish consumption, Recreation.

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02040301070090-01 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Pine Lake

Where is Pine Lake?: Pine Lake is a lake in Ocean County, New Jersey. Its water-quality measurements are published by NJDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Pine Lake?: Pine Lake in Ocean County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 57 acres.
Is Pine Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Pine Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for impaired biota (cause unknown), mercury, metals (other than mercury), pathogens (E. coli, fecal), pesticides, pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.