Swartswood Lake
Swartswood Lake (previously called Swartout's Pond) is a freshwater lake located in Stillwater and Hampton townships in Sussex County, New Jersey in the United States. The lake is a 520-acre (210 ha) glacial lake that is the third-largest freshwater lake in New Jersey. The lake stretches 3 miles (4.8 km) (north-to-south) and 1 mile (1.6 km) wide (east to west); and has an average depth of 22 feet (6.7 m) with a maximum depth of 42 feet (13 m). The lake is the focus of Swartswood State Park a 3,460-acre (14.0 km2) protected area administered by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry.
| Swartswood Lake | |
|---|---|
| Swartout's Pond | |
 Swartswood Lake is the third-largest freshwater lake in New Jersey | |
  Swartswood Lake | |
| Location | Sussex County, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 41°04′17″N 74°50′05″W |
| Type | artificial lake |
| Primary inflows | Neldon's Brook |
| Max. length | 3 miles (4.8 km) |
| Max. width | 1 mile (1.6 km) |
| Average depth | 22 feet (6.7 m) |
| Max. depth | 42 feet (13 m) |
Swartswood Lake is fed by the waters of Neldon's Brook (draining several lakes and Bear Swamp in Stillwater, Hampton, and Frankford townships; and by Indian Creek (or River) which empties Little Swartswood Lake to the north. The southern end of the lake was dammed by Charles Rhodes, Sr., in 1790 forming a mill pond in the narrow ravine at the lake's outlet, Keen's Mill Brook. The Brook flows into the Trout Brook near Middleville in Stillwater Township, a tributary of the Paulins Kill.
