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Salem River Reservoir

NR
Not yet rated
8 acres
Limited Data

Salem River Reservoir in Salem County, New Jersey is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 8 acres.

Area
8 acres

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Why Salem River Reservoir has no grade

We grade a lake only when its monitoring record clears the evidence bar: at least three phosphorus or chlorophyll-a samples in the last ten years, scored against EPA National Lakes Assessment thresholds for this lake’s ecoregion. For Salem River Reservoir, no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years).

Not Rated is not an F. It is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 — insufficient information. The water here may be excellent or poor; nobody has measured enough of it to say. Everything below that has been measured is still reported on this page.

Sampling is run by your state environmental agency and volunteer programs, and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal. Read the full grading methodology.

Salem River Reservoir is a 8-acre lake in Salem County, New Jersey.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2020-10-15. Grade methodology: LakeGrade methodology.

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Swimming Safety

Not rated

Limited data

Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake

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Water quality measurements for Salem River Reservoir

These readings exist but do not meet the evidence bar for an A–F grade — see why.

No clarity data.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)No recent samples
PhosphorusNo recent samples
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples

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Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Surface Area8 acres

No bathymetric survey has been published for Salem River Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.

Fishing Salem River Reservoir

Reservoir Info (USACE NID)

Salem River Reservoir is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Sadies Dam (completed 1956), built primarily for recreation on the Salem River; earth-type dam, 14 ft tall and 420 ft long.

Surface area
8 ac
Normal storage
36 ac-ft
Drainage area
0.8 sq mi
Hazard class
Significant
Owner
South Jersey Agricultural Products

Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID NJ00554 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.5 km)

Graded lakes near Salem River Reservoir

Salem River Reservoir has no grade, but these lakes within a short drive do.

Nearby Lakes in Salem County

Frequently asked questions about Salem River Reservoir

Where is Salem River Reservoir?

Salem River Reservoir is a lake in Salem County, New Jersey. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — there is not enough recent sampling to assign a letter.

What is the water quality grade for Salem River Reservoir?

Salem River Reservoir in Salem County, New Jersey is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 8 acres.

Is Salem River Reservoir safe to swim in?

Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake. Salem River Reservoir is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Always check local health department advisories before swimming.

Where this data comes from

12 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.

Collected and reported by

  • USGS New Jersey Water Science CenterUSGS-NJ12 samples · 2020

Analytical methods

  • HACH 2100Q, NTRU
Monitoring station identifiers (1)

Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See how grades are calculated and data sources.