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Upper Erskine Lake

Passaic County, New Jersey33 acresView mapDirections

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

Area
33 acres
Surface area
Shoreline
0.9 mi
Measured length
  • Impaired · Mercury

Upper Erskine Lake in Passaic County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 33 acres.

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Upper Erskine Lake is a 33-acre lake in Passaic 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. Upper Erskine Lake 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 Upper Erskine 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 Upper Erskine Lake

These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Upper Erskine 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

33 acres

Shoreline

0.9 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

MercuryMetals (other than mercury)Pathogens (E. coli, fecal)

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 Upper Erskine Lake

Where is Upper Erskine Lake?

Upper Erskine Lake 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 Upper Erskine Lake?

Upper Erskine Lake in Passaic County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 33 acres.

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Is Upper Erskine Lake safe to swim in?

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Upper Erskine Lake 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.

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Where this data comes from

Measurements for Upper Erskine Lake 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