Where is Wildwood Lake?

Wildwood Lake is a lake in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Its water-quality measurements are published by PA DEP and shown on this page as reported.

Wildwood Lake

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania76 acresView map Directions

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

Area

76 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.6 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)

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Wildwood Lake in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania has water-quality measurements published by PA DEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 76 acres.

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Wildwood Lake is a 76-acre lake in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, PA DEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Wildwood Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Wildwood Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Pennsylvania 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 Wildwood Lake

These are the measurements PA DEP publishes for Wildwood 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

76 acres

Shoreline

2.6 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Wildwood Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)Turbidity

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit PA-LRP-02050305001652 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Wildwood Lake

Where is Wildwood Lake?: Wildwood Lake is a lake in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Its water-quality measurements are published by PA DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Wildwood Lake?: Wildwood Lake in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania has water-quality measurements published by PA DEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 76 acres.
Is Wildwood Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Wildwood Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.