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Information from the State of New Jersey.
List of New Jersey ponds, lakes, and reservoirs open to public
angling.
At last count there were over 4,100 freshwater lakes, ponds,
impoundments and reservoirs, one acre or greater, in New Jersey. These amount
to over 61,000 acres. This sounds like an awful lot of fishing water, however
because most of them are privately controlled the great majority of these
waters are closed to the general angler. The following list of waters is
designed to assist the fisherman in finding a place to fish and to give him
a general idea of what facilities he will find when he gets there. The list
is probably not 100 percent complete and will never be 100 percent accurate,
as conditions change constantly. We have included only those waters where
a good population of desirable species of worthwhile sizes exists and where
public access is assured.
You can jump directly to a county, or simply scroll down the
page :
Angler facilities
Y - Yes
N - No
Yf - 10 h.p. maximum for motors
Yg - Electric outboards only
|
Nearest Town
|
Acres
|
Boat Ramp
|
Outboard
Allowed
|
| Atlantic County |
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| Birch Grove Park Ponds |
Northfield |
30 |
N |
N |
| Corbin City Impoundment #1 |
Corbin City |
104 |
N |
Yg |
| Corbin City Impoundment #2 |
Corbin City |
243 |
N |
Yg |
| Corbin City Impoundment #3 |
Corbin City |
284 |
N |
Yg |
| Egg Harbor City Lake |
Egg Harbor |
30 |
N |
N |
| Hammonton Lake |
Hammonton |
75 |
N |
N |
| Heritage Park Pond |
Absecon |
6 |
N |
N |
| Lenape Lake |
Mays Landing |
350 |
Y |
Yf |
| Maple Lake |
Estelle Manor |
35 |
N |
N |
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| Bergen County |
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| Crystal Lake |
Englewood |
3 |
N |
N |
| Dahnerts Lake |
Garfield |
4 |
N |
N |
| Darlington Park Pond |
Ramsey |
18 |
N |
N |
| Indian Lake |
Little Ferry |
6 |
N |
N |
| MacMillan Reservoir |
Mahway |
12 |
N |
N |
| Mill Pond |
Park Ridge |
9 |
N |
N |
| Oradell Reservoir * |
Oradell |
620 |
N |
N |
| Ramapo Lake |
Oakland |
120 |
N |
N |
| Scarlet Oak Pond |
Ramapo Valley Reservation |
22 |
N |
N |
| Whites Pond |
Waldwick |
6 |
N |
N |
| Wild Duck Pond |
Ridgewood |
4 |
N |
N |
| Wooddale Park Pond |
Woodcliff Lake |
6 |
N |
N |
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| Burlington County |
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|
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| Atsion Lake |
Atsion |
62 |
N |
Yg |
| Batsto Lake |
Batsto |
40 |
N |
Yg |
| Crystal Lake |
Willingboro |
20 |
N |
N |
| Harrisville Lake |
Martha |
40 |
N |
Yg |
| Lake Oswego |
Jenkins Neck |
92 |
N |
Yg |
| Lake Absegami |
Leektown |
63 |
N |
Yg |
| Laurel Acres Pond |
Mt. Laurel |
2.5 |
N |
N |
| Medford Park Ponds |
Medford |
5 |
N |
N |
| Mirrow Lake |
Browns Mills |
250 |
N |
N |
| Pakim Pond |
Four Mile |
5 |
N |
N |
| Pemberton Lake |
Pemberton |
20 |
N |
Yg |
| Smithville Lake |
Ewanville |
10 |
Y |
Yg |
| Swedes Lake |
Riverside |
45 |
N |
N |
| Sylvan Lake |
Burlington |
12 |
N |
N |
| Whitesbog Pond |
Whitesbog |
39 |
N |
Yg |
| Woolmans Lake |
Mount Holly |
5 |
N |
Yg |
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| Camden County |
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| Blackwood Lake |
Blackwood |
25 |
N |
N |
| Cedar Pond |
Blue Anchor |
11 |
N |
Yg |
| Clementon Lake |
Clementon |
14 |
N |
N |
| Evans Lake |
Haddonfield |
12 |
N |
N |
| Haddon Lake |
Audubon |
10 |
N |
N |
| Hirschs Pond |
Runnemede |
6 |
N |
N |
| Hopkins Pond |
Haddonfield |
5 |
Y |
N |
| Kirkwood Lake |
Lindenwold |
26 |
N |
Yg |
| Linden Lake |
Lindenwold |
3 |
N |
N |
| Munns lake |
Haddonfield |
3 |
N |
N |
| Nashs Lake |
Turnersville |
7 |
N |
N |
| New Brooklyn Lake |
Sicklerville |
40 |
N |
N |
| Newton Lake |
Collingswood |
40 |
Y |
Yg |
| Oak Pond |
Blue Anchor |
12 |
N |
Yg |
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| Cape May County |
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| Cape May Park Ponds |
Cape May Court House |
11 |
N |
N |
| Dennisville Lake |
Dennisville |
50 |
N |
N |
| East Creek Pond |
Eldora |
62 |
N |
Yg |
| Lake Nummy |
Woodbine |
26 |
N |
Yg |
| Tuckahoe Impoundment #1 |
Middletown |
42 |
N |
Yg |
| Tuckahoe Impoundment #2 |
Middletown |
220 |
N |
Yg |
| Tuckahoe Impoundment #3 |
Middletown |
75 |
N |
Yg |
| Tuckahoe Lake |
Middletown |
10 |
N |
Yg |
| West Pond |
Cape May C.H. |
3 |
N |
N |
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| Cumberland County |
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| Bennetts Mill Pond |
Bennetts Mill |
12 |
N |
Yg |
| Bostwick Lake |
Friesburg |
32 |
N |
N |
| Cedar Lake |
Cedarville |
57 |
N |
Yg |
| Cedarville Ponds |
Cedarville |
18 |
N |
N |
| Clarks Ponds |
Fairton |
43 |
N |
Yg |
| Giampietro Park Pond |
Vineland |
11 |
N |
N |
| Heislerville Ponds |
Heislerville |
75 |
N |
Yg |
| Laurel Lake |
Laurel Lake |
135 |
N |
Y |
| Mary Elmer Lake |
Bridgeton |
18 |
N |
N |
| Menantico Sand Ponds |
Millville |
62 |
Y |
Yg |
| Shaws Mill Pond |
Newport |
30 |
N |
Yg |
| Sunset Lake |
Bridgeton |
88 |
Y |
Y |
| Union Lake |
Millville |
898 |
Y |
Yf |
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| Essex County |
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| Branch Brook Park Pond |
Newark |
24 |
N |
N |
| Clarks Pond |
Bloomfield |
7 |
N |
N |
| Diamond Mill Pond |
Millburn |
4 |
N |
N |
| Grover Cleveland Park Pond |
Caldwell |
1 |
N |
N |
| Orange Pond |
Orange |
2 |
N |
N |
| Verona Park Lake |
Verona |
13 |
N |
N |
| Weequahic Park Lake |
Newark |
80 |
Y |
N |
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| Gloucester County |
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|
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| Franklinville Lake |
Franklinville |
18 |
Y |
N |
| Greenwich Lake |
Gibbstown |
20 |
N |
N |
| Grenloch Lake |
Grenloch |
8 |
Y |
Yg |
| Harrisonville Lake |
Harrisonville |
30 |
N |
Yg |
| Iona Lake |
Porchtown |
36 |
N |
N |
| Logan Pond |
Repaupo |
4 |
N |
Yg |
| Mullica Hill Lake |
Mullica Hill |
10 |
N |
N |
| Nashs Lake |
Turnersville |
7 |
N |
N |
| Swedesboro Lake |
Swedesboro |
20 |
N |
Yg |
| (Lake Narriticon) |
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| Hudson County |
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| Duck Pond |
Secaucus |
3 |
N |
N |
| Lincoln Park Lake |
Jersey City |
3 |
N |
N |
| W. Hudson County Park Pond |
Harrison |
4 |
N |
N |
| Woodcliff Lake |
N. Bergen |
15 |
N |
N |
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| Hunterdon County |
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| Amwell Lake |
Linvale |
10 |
N |
Yg |
| Deer Path Park Pond |
Barley Sheaf |
3 |
N |
N |
| Round Valley Recreation Lake |
Lebanon |
20 |
N |
N |
| Round Valley Reservoir |
Lebanon |
2350 |
Y |
Yf |
| Spruce Run Pond |
Clinton |
5 |
N |
N |
| Spruce Run Reservoir |
Clinton |
1290 |
Y |
Yf |
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| Mercer County |
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| Belle Mountain Pond |
Lambertville |
2 |
N |
N |
| Carnegie Lake |
Princeton |
237 |
Y |
Yg |
| Colonial Lake |
Trenton |
10 |
N |
N |
| Etra Lake |
Etra |
19 |
N |
N |
| Gropps Lake |
White Horse |
98 |
N |
N |
| Grovers Mill Pond |
Princeton Junction |
28 |
N |
N |
| Lake Mercer |
Edinburg |
275 |
Y |
Yg |
| Log Basin Pond |
Trenton |
2 |
N |
N |
| Peddie Lake |
Hightstown |
16 |
N |
N |
| Rosedale Lake |
Rosedale |
30 |
N |
N |
| Whitehead Mill Pond |
Trenton |
12 |
N |
N |
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| Middlesex County |
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| Brainerd Lake |
Cranbury |
15 |
N |
N |
| Carnegie lake |
Princeton |
237 |
Y |
Yg |
| Davidsons Mill Pond |
Deans |
10 |
N |
N |
| DeVoe Lake |
Spotswood |
59 |
N |
N |
| East Brunswick Park Lake |
East Brunswick |
40 |
N |
N |
| Farrington Lake |
Milltown |
290 |
N |
Yg |
| Helmetta Lake |
Helmetta |
20 |
N |
N |
| Hooks Creek Lake |
Cheesequake |
10 |
N |
N |
| Manalapan Lake |
Jamesburg |
40 |
N |
N |
| Milltown Pond |
Milltown |
10 |
N |
N |
| New Market Pond |
Piscataway |
25 |
N |
N |
| Plainsboro Pond |
Plainsboro |
23 |
N |
N |
| Roosevelt Park Pond |
Menlo Park |
10 |
N |
N |
| Spring Lake |
S. Plainfield |
19 |
N |
N |
| Willow Lake |
Middlesex |
4 |
N |
N |
| Westons Mill Pond |
New Brunswick |
92 |
N |
Y |
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| Monmouth County |
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| Allentown Pond |
Allentown |
35 |
N |
Yg |
| Assunpink Lake |
Roosevelt |
225 |
Y |
Yg |
| Deal Lake |
Asbury Park |
158 |
Y |
Y |
| Englishtown Mill Pond |
Englishtown |
6 |
N |
N |
| Garveys Pond |
Navesink |
2 |
N |
N |
| Holmdel Park Pond |
Holmdel |
5 |
N |
N |
| Lake Como |
Spring Lake |
30 |
N |
N |
| Lefferts Lake |
Matawan |
69 |
N |
N |
| Manasquan Reservoir *** |
Howell Twp. |
720 |
Y |
Yg |
| Millhurst Mills Lake |
Millhurst |
22 |
N |
N |
| Mohawk Pond |
Red Bank |
2 |
N |
N |
| Poricy Pond |
Red Bank |
16 |
N |
N |
| Rising Sun Lake |
Roosevelt |
38 |
Y |
Yg |
| Shadow Lake |
Red Bank |
88 |
N |
N |
| Shark River Park Pond |
Glendola |
3 |
N |
N |
| Silver Lake |
Belmar |
15 |
N |
N |
| Spring Lake |
Spring Lake |
16 |
N |
N |
| Stone Tavern Lake |
Roosevelt |
52 |
Y |
Yg |
| Takanassee Lake |
Long Branch |
14 |
N |
N |
| Thompson Park Lake |
Lincroft |
22 |
Y |
Yg |
| Topenemus Lake |
Freehold |
21 |
N |
N |
| Turkey Swamp Park Pond |
Freehold |
20 |
N |
N |
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| Morris County |
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| Atwater Pond |
Chester |
2 |
N |
N |
| Budd Lake |
Budd Lake |
376 |
Y |
Y |
| Burnham Park Pond |
Morristown |
4 |
N |
N |
| Community Park Pond |
Morris Plains |
4 |
N |
N |
| Hedden Park Lake |
Dover |
6 |
N |
N |
| Horseshoe Lake |
Succasunna |
20 |
N |
N |
| Kays Pond |
Milltown |
7 |
N |
N |
| Lake Ames |
Hibernia |
16 |
N |
N |
| Lake Hopatcong |
Mt. Arlington |
2685 |
Y |
Y |
| Lake Musconetcong |
Stanhope |
329 |
Y |
Y |
| Mt. Hope Pond |
Rockaway |
18 |
N |
N |
| Ryans Pond |
Chester |
1 |
N |
N |
| Saffin’s Pond |
Milton |
12 |
N |
N |
| Silas Condict Park Lake |
Kinnelon |
10 |
N |
N |
| Speedwell Lake |
Morristown |
23 |
N |
N |
| Sunrise Lake |
Brookside |
3 |
N |
N |
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| Ocean County |
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| Bauer Pond |
Keswick Grove |
10 |
N |
Yg |
| Butterfly Bogs Pond |
Vanhiseville |
18 |
N |
Yg |
| Colliers Mill Pond |
Colliers Mills |
17 |
N |
Yg |
| Deerhead Lake |
Forked River |
37 |
N |
N |
| Forge Pond |
Bricktown |
45 |
Y |
Y |
| Goose Pond |
Woodmansie |
10 |
N |
N |
| Horicon Lake |
Lakehurst |
50 |
N |
N |
| Kennedy Pond |
Colliers Mills |
11 |
N |
Yg |
| Lake Barnegat |
Forked River |
50 |
N |
N |
| Lake Carasaljo |
Lakewood |
67 |
N |
N |
| Lake of the Lillies |
Pt. Pleasant Beach |
20 |
N |
N |
| Lake Manahawkin |
Manahawkin |
70 |
N |
N |
| Lake Manetta |
Lakewood |
18 |
N |
N |
| Lower Shannoc Pond |
Colliers Mills |
8 |
N |
Yg |
| Manahawkin Impoundment #1 |
Manahawkin |
45 |
N |
Yg |
| Manahawkin Impoundment #2 |
Manahawkin |
35 |
N |
Yg |
| Mill Pond |
Double Trouble |
20 |
N |
N |
| Oakford Lake |
New Egypt |
35 |
N |
Y |
| Lake Fishigan |
Lakewood |
6 |
N |
N |
| Pohatcong Lake |
Tuckerton |
33 |
N |
N |
| Prospertown Lake |
Hornerstown |
80 |
N |
N |
| Shenandoah Lake |
Lakewood |
50 |
Y |
Yg |
| Stafford Forge Reservoir |
Stafford Forge |
68 |
N |
Yg |
| Stafford Forge Main Line |
Stafford Forge |
73 |
N |
Yg |
| Stafford Forge Pond #1 |
Stafford Forge |
48 |
N |
Yg |
| Stafford Forge Pond #2 |
Stafford Forge |
22 |
N |
Yg |
| Success Lake |
Colliers Mills |
40 |
N |
Yg |
| Turn Mill Pond |
Colliers Mills |
100 |
Y |
Yg |
| Wells Mill Lake |
Waretown |
34 |
N |
Yg |
| Whitesbog Pond |
Whitesbog |
53 |
N |
Yg |
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| Passaic County |
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|
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| Barbours Pond |
West Paterson |
12 |
N |
N |
| Brushwood Pond |
Ringwood |
4 |
N |
Yg |
| Clinton Reservoir ** |
West Milford |
423 |
Y |
Yg |
| Dundee Lake |
Clifton |
224 |
N |
N |
| Echo Lake ** |
West Milford |
300 |
Y |
Yg |
| Gatun Pond |
Ringwood |
1 |
N |
N |
| Grassmere Ponds |
Ringwood |
3 |
N |
N |
| Goffle Brook Park Pond |
Hawthorne |
5 |
N |
N |
| Green Turtle Pond |
Hewitt |
40 |
N |
Yg |
| Greenwood Lake |
Browns |
1920 |
Y |
Y |
| Hughes Lake |
Clifton |
3 |
N |
N |
| Mill Pond |
Ringwood |
1 |
N |
N |
| Monksville Reservoir |
Ringwood |
505 |
Y |
Yf |
| Oak Ridge Reservoir ** |
Oak Ridge |
482 |
Y |
Yg |
| Oldham Pond |
North Haledon |
15 |
N |
N |
| Pompton Lake |
Pompton Lakes |
204 |
Y |
Y |
| Sallys Pond |
Ringwood |
11 |
N |
N |
| Sheppards Lake |
Ringwood |
74 |
Y |
Yg |
| Surprise Lake |
Browns |
20 |
N |
N |
| Wanaque Reservoir ** |
Wanaque |
2310 |
N |
N |
| Weyble Pond |
Ringwood |
40 |
N |
Yg |
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| Salem County |
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| Daretown Lake |
Pole Tavern |
16 |
N |
N |
| Elmer Lake |
Elmer |
45 |
N |
N |
| Harrisonville Lake |
Harrisonville |
30 |
N |
Yg |
| Maskells Mills Lake |
Canton |
33 |
N |
Yg |
| Parvin Lake |
Centerton |
95 |
N |
Yg |
| Riverview Beach Pond |
Pennsville |
5 |
N |
N |
| Schadlers Sand Wash Pond |
Penns Grove |
5 |
N |
N |
| Thundergust Lake |
Centerton |
14 |
N |
Yg |
| Woodstown Memorial lake |
Woodstown |
20 |
N |
N |
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| Somerset County |
|
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|
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| Ann Van Middleworth Pond |
Hillsborough |
4 |
N |
N |
| Best Pond |
Watchung |
6 |
N |
N |
| Mettlers Pond |
East Millstone |
3 |
N |
N |
| Spooky Brook Lake |
East Millstone |
13 |
N |
N |
| Powder Mill Pond |
East Millstone |
6 |
N |
N |
| Watchung Lake |
Watchung |
15 |
N |
N |
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| Sussex County |
|
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|
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| Blue Mountain Lake |
Five Points |
20 |
N |
N |
| Canistear Reservoir ** |
Vernon Twp. |
350 |
Y |
Yg |
| Clove Lake |
Sussex |
35 |
N |
N |
| Cranberry Lake |
Lockwood |
179 |
Y |
Y |
| Crater Lake |
Five Points |
16 |
N |
N |
| Franklin Pond |
Franklin |
15 |
N |
N |
| Hainesville Pond |
Hainesville |
37 |
N |
N |
| Iliff Lake |
Andover |
37 |
N |
N |
| Jefferson Lake |
Lockwood |
46 |
N |
Yg |
| Kittatinny Camp Pond |
Layton |
10 |
N |
N |
| Lake Hopatcong |
Hopatcong |
2685 |
Y |
Y |
| Lake Lookout |
Highland Lake |
8 |
N |
Yg |
| Lake Marcia |
Colesville |
19 |
N |
N |
| Lake Musconetcong |
Stanhope |
329 |
Y |
Y |
| Lake Ocquittunk |
Tuttles Corner |
8 |
N |
Yg |
| Laurel Pond |
Highland Lake |
8 |
N |
N |
| Little Swartswood Lake |
Swartswood |
75 |
Y |
Yg |
| Long Pine Pond |
Flatbrookville |
20 |
N |
N |
| Saw Mill Lake |
Colesville |
20 |
N |
Yg |
| Silver Lake |
Hamburg |
21 |
N |
Yg |
| Spring Lake |
Swartswood |
18 |
N |
N |
| Steenykill Lake |
Colesville |
30 |
N |
Yg |
| Stony Lake |
Normanock |
15 |
N |
N |
| Swartswood |
Swartswood |
494 |
Y |
Yg |
| Thunder Mtn. Lake |
Walpack |
20 |
N |
N |
| Wawayanda Lake |
Highland Lake |
255 |
Y |
Yg |
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| Union County |
|
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|
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| Briant Park Pond |
Summit |
6 |
N |
N |
| Cedar Brook Park Pond |
Plainfield |
5 |
N |
N |
| Lower Echo Park Pond |
Mountainside |
6 |
N |
N |
| Upper Echo Park Pond |
Mountainside |
10 |
N |
N |
| Green Brook Pond |
Plainfield |
1 |
N |
N |
| McGiluory’s Pond |
Linden |
4 |
N |
N |
| Milton Lake |
Rahway |
10 |
N |
N |
| Mindowaskin |
Westfield |
2 |
N |
N |
| Nomahegan |
Cranford |
7 |
N |
N |
| Rahway River Park Pond |
Rahway |
6 |
N |
N |
| Seely’s Pond |
Berkeley Hts. |
3 |
N |
N |
| Surprise Lake |
Mountainside |
25 |
N |
N |
| Warinanco Park Pond |
Roselle |
8 |
N |
N |
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| Warren County |
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| Allamuchy Pond |
Allamuchy |
50 |
N |
Yg |
| Blair Lake |
Blairstown |
2 |
N |
N |
| Catfish Pond |
Millbrook |
31 |
N |
N |
| Columbia Lake |
Columbia |
55 |
Y |
Yg |
| Deer Park Pond |
Allamuchy |
46 |
N |
Yg |
| Furnace Lake |
Oxford |
53 |
Y |
Yg |
| Ghost Lake |
Great Meadows |
18 |
N |
Yg |
| Merrill Creek Reservoir |
Stewartsville |
650 |
Y |
Yg |
| Mountain Lake |
Buttzville |
122 |
N |
N |
| Sunfish Pond |
Columbia |
41 |
N |
N |
| Watergate Pond |
Millbrook |
4 |
N |
N |
Footnotes:
* Only by permit issued by:
Hackensack Water Company
Haworth Pumping Station
Lake Shore Drive
Haworth, New Jersey
** Only by permit issued by:
Newark Watershed Conservation & Development Corporation
60 Park Place
Suite 2105
Newark, New Jersey 07102
OR
NWCDC
223 Echo Lake Road
Newfoundland, New Jersey 07435
(must apply in person-fee charged)
(201) 697-2850
*** Only by permit issued by:
North Jersey District Water Supply Commission
Police Headquarters
Wanaque Reservoir
Ringwood Avenue
Wanaque, New Jersey
**** All boats required to have a permit.
Issued at: Manasquan Reservoir Boat Ramp
Fee
(908) 842-4000
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