Where is Spring Lake?

Spring Lake is a lake in Mercer County, New Jersey. Its water-quality measurements are published by NJDEP and shown on this page as reported.

Spring Lake

Mercer County, New Jersey62 acresView map Directions

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

Area

62 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.9 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)

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Spring Lake in Mercer County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 62 acres.

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Spring Lake is a 62-acre lake in Mercer 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. Spring Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Spring 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 Spring Lake

These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Spring 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

62 acres

Shoreline

2.9 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Spring Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)PCBs

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Fish consumption.

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02040201070030-01 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Mercer County

Gropp Lake3.3 ft clear · Eutrophic2.4 miView →Mercer County Lake6.8 miView →Curlis Lake2.4 ft clear · Hypereutrophic—View →Grovers Mill Pond—View →Carnegie Lake2.1 ft clear · Hypereutrophic—View →Meadow Lakes4.3 ft clear · Eutrophic—View →

Frequently asked questions about Spring Lake

Where is Spring Lake?: Spring Lake is a lake in Mercer County, New Jersey. Its water-quality measurements are published by NJDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Spring Lake?: Spring Lake in Mercer County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 62 acres.
Is Spring Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Spring Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.