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

Wreck Pond

Monmouth County, New Jersey92 acresView map Directions

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

Area

92 acres

Surface area

Impaired · Mercury

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Wreck Pond in Monmouth County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 92 acres.

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Wreck Pond is a 92-acre lake in Monmouth 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. Wreck Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, metals (other than mercury), nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pathogens (E. coli, fecal). Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Wreck Pond 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 Wreck Pond

These are the measurements NJDEP publishes for Wreck Pond, 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

92 acres

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Wreck Pond 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)Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)Pathogens (E. coli, fecal)

Designated uses not supporting: Drinking water, Aquatic life, Fish consumption, Recreation.

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NJ02030104090080-01 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Monmouth County

Stockton Lake1.5 miView →Lake Como1.8 miView →The Glimmerglass2.2 miView →Sylvan Lake1.8 ft clear · Hypereutrophic3.8 miView →Glendola Reservoir4.4 miView →Deal Lake—View →

Frequently asked questions about Wreck Pond

Where is Wreck Pond?: Wreck Pond is a lake in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Its water-quality measurements are published by NJDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Wreck Pond?: Wreck Pond in Monmouth County, New Jersey has water-quality measurements published by NJDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 92 acres.
Is Wreck Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Wreck Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, metals (other than mercury), nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pathogens (E. coli, fecal). Check local advisories before you swim.