Wawayanda Lake
Sussex County, New Jersey248 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NJDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 79 ft max depth
Wawayanda Lake in Sussex County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 79 ft. Surface area: 248 acres.
Wawayanda Lake is a 248-acre lake in Sussex County, New Jersey with a maximum depth of 79 feet (30-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Wawayanda Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water79 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Wawayanda Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Wawayanda 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.
Water quality measurements for Wawayanda Lake
These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Wawayanda 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
79 ft
Average depth
30 ft
Surface area
248 acres
Shoreline
5.2 mi
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Fishing Wawayanda Lake
EPA Impairment Status
Wawayanda Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02020007040040-01 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Wawayanda Lake
Where is Wawayanda Lake?
- Wawayanda Lake is a lake in Sussex County, New Jersey. Its water-quality measurements are published by NJDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Wawayanda Lake?
- Wawayanda Lake in Sussex County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 79 ft. Surface area: 248 acres.
Is Wawayanda Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Wawayanda Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Wawayanda Lake?
- Wawayanda Lake has a maximum depth of 79 feet and an average depth of 30 feet. The lake covers 248 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Wawayanda 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