Prospertown Lake Boat Ramps

2 boat launches are mapped on Prospertown Lake in Ocean County, New Jersey.

Prospertown Lake facts

Surface area87 acres
TypeReservoir
Average depthabout 5 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Shoreline lengthabout 1.5 miles
Surface elevation112 ft above sea level
DamProspertown Dam, completed 1966
Dam size19 ft high, 550 ft long, earth dam
Dam purposesFlood Risk Reduction
Dam ownerDivision of Fish & Wildlife (State)
Normal storage402 acre-feet
Impounded streamLahaway Creek

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID NJ00455). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

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