Sheppard Pond
Passaic County, New Jersey74 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NJDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 31 ft max depth
Sheppard Pond in Passaic County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 30.5 ft. Surface area: 74 acres.
Sheppard Pond is a 74-acre lake in Passaic County, New Jersey with a maximum depth of 31 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Sheppard Pond is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water30.5 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingBacteria advisory
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Sheppard Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, metals (other than mercury), pathogens (E. coli, fecal). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Sheppard Pond 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 Sheppard Pond
These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Sheppard Pond, 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
30.5 ft
Surface area
74 acres
Shoreline
1.5 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Sheppard Pond 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: Drinking water, Fish consumption, Recreation.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02030103070050-01 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Sheppard Pond
Where is Sheppard Pond?
- Sheppard Pond 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 Sheppard Pond?
- Sheppard Pond in Passaic County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 30.5 ft. Surface area: 74 acres.
Is Sheppard Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Sheppard Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, metals (other than mercury), pathogens (E. coli, fecal). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Sheppard Pond?
- Sheppard Pond has a maximum depth of 30.5 feet. The lake covers 74 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Sheppard Pond 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