Where is Pinecliff Lake?

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

Pinecliff Lake

Passaic County, New Jersey144 acresView map Directions

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

Area

144 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

3 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Temperature

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Pinecliff Lake in Passaic County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 144 acres.

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Pinecliff Lake is a 144-acre lake in Passaic County, New Jersey.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Pinecliff Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for temperature. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Pinecliff 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 Pinecliff Lake

These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Pinecliff 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

144 acres

Shoreline

3 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Temperature

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02030103070020-01 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Pinecliff Lake

Where is Pinecliff Lake?: Pinecliff Lake is a lake in Passaic County, New Jersey. Its water-quality measurements are published by NJDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Pinecliff Lake?: Pinecliff Lake in Passaic County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 144 acres.
Is Pinecliff Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Pinecliff Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for temperature. Check local advisories before you swim.