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Ramapo Lake

Passaic County, New Jersey95 acresView mapDirections

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

Area
95 acres
Surface area
Shoreline
3.5 mi
Measured length
  • Impaired · Impaired biota (cause unknown)

Ramapo Lake in Passaic County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 95 acres.

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Ramapo Lake is a 95-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. Ramapo Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for impaired biota (cause unknown), mercury, metals (other than mercury), nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pesticides, pH / acidity, pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Ramapo 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 Ramapo Lake

These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Ramapo 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

95 acres

Shoreline

3.5 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Ramapo 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)Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)PesticidespH / acidityPCBs

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

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02030103100070-01 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Ramapo Lake

Where is Ramapo Lake?

Ramapo 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 Ramapo Lake?

Ramapo Lake in Passaic County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 95 acres.

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Is Ramapo Lake safe to swim in?

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Ramapo Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for impaired biota (cause unknown), mercury, metals (other than mercury), nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pesticides, pH / acidity, pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.

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Where this data comes from

Measurements for Ramapo 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