Where is Spruce Lake?

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

Spruce Lake

Gloucester County, New Jersey79 acresView map Directions

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

Area

79 acres

Surface area

Impaired · Impaired biota (cause unknown)

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Spruce Lake in Gloucester County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 79 acres.

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Spruce Lake is a 79-acre lake in Gloucester County, New Jersey.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Bacteria advisory

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Spruce Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for impaired biota (cause unknown), pathogens (E. coli, fecal), pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Spruce 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 Spruce Lake

These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Spruce 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

79 acres

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

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Impaired biota (cause unknown)Pathogens (E. coli, fecal)pH / acidity

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Recreation.

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02040302040010-01 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Spruce Lake

Where is Spruce Lake?: Spruce Lake is a lake in Gloucester County, New Jersey. Its water-quality measurements are published by NJDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Spruce Lake?: Spruce Lake in Gloucester County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 79 acres.
Is Spruce Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Spruce Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for impaired biota (cause unknown), pathogens (E. coli, fecal), pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.