Where is Success Lake?

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

How deep is Success Lake?

Success Lake has a maximum depth of 5.2 feet. The lake covers 57 acres.

Success Lake

Ocean County, New Jersey57 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

5.2 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

57 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.8 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury
5 ft max depth

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Success Lake in Ocean County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 5.2 ft. Surface area: 57 acres.

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Success Lake is a 57-acre lake in Ocean County, New Jersey with a maximum depth of 5 feet.

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. Success Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Success 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 Success Lake

These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Success 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

Max depth

5.2 ft

Surface area

57 acres

Shoreline

2.8 mi

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

MercurypH / acidity

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Fish consumption.

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02040301070010-01 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Success Lake

Where is Success Lake?: Success Lake is a lake in Ocean County, New Jersey. Its water-quality measurements are published by NJDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Success Lake?: Success Lake in Ocean County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 5.2 ft. Surface area: 57 acres.
Is Success Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Success Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Success Lake?: Success Lake has a maximum depth of 5.2 feet. The lake covers 57 acres.