Lake Information

The U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILLARY Flotilla 15-10 will be holding two Boating Safety Courses on August 24, 2019 & September 28, 2019.

The largest Wakeboarding Event in the Northeast was once again be held on Lake Hopatcong, as hosted by the great Beach Front Venue of the Lake Forest Yacht Club.

The DEP advisory to avoid contact with Lake Hopatcong water due to the harmful algal bloom has kept the Floating Classroom docked for most of the summer.

On Friday, August 9, 2019 the latest NJDEP testing results bring some very welcome news for Lake Hopatcong, as numbers of Phycocyanin levels decreased by 58% since the start of the week.

Largest Wakeboarding Event in the Northeast, will once again be held on Lake Hopatcong, as hosted by the great Beach Front Venue of the Lake Forest Yacht Club.

Based upon two readings below the 20,000 level, Byrams Cove on Lake Hopatcong has now been opened for swimming.

On Wednesday, August 7, 2019 the NJDEP testing results from Lake Hopatcong came back with some favorable numbers, showing an 39% decrease in the Phycocyanin levels in the lake.

Lake Hopatcong, N.J. (August 7, 2019) On a sunny Monday afternoon in mid July, a single runabout motors its way Lake Hopatcong. Perched on the front deck of the motorboat, Rae Hartwell is taking video of whatever wildlife she can spot—herons, turtles, cormorants, and an eagle soaring overhead.

The Lake Hopatcong Foundation, in cooperation with the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, continues its exploration of water’s environmental and cultural impact as they host the local showing of “Water/Ways,” a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition.

As promised by the Lake Hopatcong Foundation the new WildLogica mini-documentary is now finished, and it features everything from wildlife to human life on Lake Hopatcong.

Swimming Advisory Lifted in Second Area of Lake Hopatcong. But Remains In Place For Majority Of Lake Hopatcong, while Dep Continues Daily Monitoring Program