Ravine Lake
Somerset County, New Jersey44 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NJDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
- 18 ft max depth
Ravine Lake in Somerset County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 18.4 ft. Surface area: 44 acres.
Ravine Lake is a 44-acre lake in Somerset 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 readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Ravine Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO), temperature, turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Ravine 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 Ravine Lake
These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Ravine 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
18.4 ft
Surface area
44 acres
Shoreline
2.3 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Ravine 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: Aquatic life.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02030105060040-01 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Ravine Lake
Where is Ravine Lake?
- Ravine Lake is a lake in Somerset County, New Jersey. Its water-quality measurements are published by NJDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Ravine Lake?
- Ravine Lake in Somerset County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 18.4 ft. Surface area: 44 acres.
Is Ravine Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Ravine Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO), temperature, turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Ravine Lake?
- Ravine Lake has a maximum depth of 18.4 feet. The lake covers 44 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Ravine 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