Sheppards Millpond
Cumberland County, New Jersey54 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NJDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 9 ft max depth
Sheppards Millpond in Cumberland County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 8.5 ft. Surface area: 54 acres.
Sheppards Millpond is a 54-acre lake in Cumberland County, New Jersey with a maximum depth of 9 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingBacteria advisory
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Sheppards Millpond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, pathogens (E. coli, fecal), pesticides, pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Sheppards Millpond 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 Sheppards Millpond
These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Sheppards Millpond, 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
8.5 ft
Surface area
54 acres
Shoreline
2.6 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Sheppards Millpond 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: Fish consumption.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02040206090080-01 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Sheppards Millpond
Where is Sheppards Millpond?
- Sheppards Millpond is a lake in Cumberland County, New Jersey. Its water-quality measurements are published by NJDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Sheppards Millpond?
- Sheppards Millpond in Cumberland County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 8.5 ft. Surface area: 54 acres.
Is Sheppards Millpond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Sheppards Millpond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, pathogens (E. coli, fecal), pesticides, pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Sheppards Millpond?
- Sheppards Millpond has a maximum depth of 8.5 feet. The lake covers 54 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Sheppards Millpond 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