Lake Information

After almost a year of fighting for assistance the Lake Hopatcong Foundation and the Lake Hopatcong Commission both announced this week the first set of many treatments happening around Lake Hopatcong as the result of the $500,000 grant.

Boating Safety First is offering a course and exam on June 20th, and on July 18th to obtain the NJ Boating Safety Certificate (NJ BSC) to operate a Power Boat/PWC (Jet Ski) legally on NJ inland waterways.

On Sunday, May 31, 2020, Cops n Rodders of North Jersey put on a spectacular show for Lake Hopatcong area with over 300 cars in the parade that stretched for over seven miles.

Anyone that loves good looking cars is for a real treat this Sunday as the local car club “Cops N Rodders of North Jersey” will be making a loop around Lake Hopatcong.

The following update from the Lake Hopatcong Commission was posted on Thursday, May 28, 2020, and details the disruption in the start of the 2020 weed harvesting program, and the plans for at least two harvesters will return to the lake in mid- to late-June.

Lake Hopatcong, N.J. (May 26, 2020) - Aeration systems, phosphorus-locking technologies, stormwater infrastructure upgrades, and newly planted rain gardens are among the projects residents might see popping up in and around Lake Hopatcong this spring and summer, as the Lake Hopatcong Commission moves forward on implementing a variety of projects to help prevent and mitigate algae growth on New Jersey’s largest lake.

The Lake Hopatcong Foundation, in partnership with the Lake Hopatcong Commission and Rutgers Cooperative Extension, is excited to announce a FREE rain garden workshop program for the Lake Hopatcong Watershed. The program is made possible through NJDEP HAB Grant Funding,

A Longtime supporter of Lake Hopatcong Senator Steve Oroho voiced encouragement with New Jersey DEP’s introduction of a new strategy for algal blooms and an easy-to-understand index for water quality.

(20/P023) TRENTON – The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection today announced that it has developed a color-coded health alert index to provide the public with strong and clear guidance on suitable recreational activities in freshwater lakes and other water bodies impacted by harmful algal blooms, also known as HABs. The DEP is committed to working with local officials to implement the index as soon as possible.

As multiple projects and plans are underway on Lake Hopatcong to protect against a resurgence of Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs), we learned recently the first of the tests are underway this week on May 19, 2020. Eleven sites will be tested by Princeton Hydro on behalf of the Lake Hopatcong Commission.

The Lake Hopatcong Foundation will be holding their annual Native Plant Sale online this year with curbside pickup of the plants.