Swimming beach @ Bass River SF closed due to poor water quality

[Jersey Jeff]

NJ State Parks Facebook page just announced that the "Bass River swimming area is closed today and tomorrow due to poor water quality."

I am guessing that runoff from heavy rains (and all of the seagulls that hang out there) contributed to this? I find Lake Absegami absolutely disgusting in the summer during hot weather. It's as refreshing as drinking a cup of hot coffee in Death Valley at noon.

 

[Badfish740]

Heavy rain? I had heard that water levels in that are of the pines were low? We will be camping at a private campground not far from Absegami tomorrow. I was hoping that the roads in Bass River wouldn't flooded, but it sounds like they might be?

 

[46er]

The past 180 days precip.

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/marfc/Precipitation/Departures/NJ_counties_180_color.shtml

River levels.

http://waterwatch.usgs.gov/index.php?r=nj&id=ww_current

Great year for 'shrooms

 

[Badfish740]

Handy links, thanks. The map confirms that we've been getting more than our share in Hunterdon for sure. I've counted more thunderstorms this summer than in a while. I'm also realizing I misread Gibby's post in another thread. The point was that despite the rain, roads in Bass River are still pretty passable. I'll take that.

 

[bobpbx]

I like Lake Absegami. It may be warm sometimes, but if you have a child or two with you, it is fun to swim with them in that lake. At least my memory tells me so.