About Revisions Sarco, Crystal Lake, Blue Lake Rt. 70, Manchester, NJ 08759 Max Depth: 26-30ft/8-9m Entry Type: Shore Bottom Composition: Sand/Rock Aquatic Life: Might See Something Spring: 50-55°F/10-13°C Summer: 71-75°F/22-24°C Fall: 66-70°F/19-21°C Winter: Under 50°F/10°C 7/13/2015 8:03 AM LatitudeAdjustment 10/15/2012 5:37 AM LatitudeAdjustment 10/15/2012 5:09 AM LatitudeAdjustment 10/11/2012 6:54 AM LatitudeAdjustment 10/11/2012 6:53 AM LatitudeAdjustment 10/11/2012 6:48 AM LatitudeAdjustment 10/11/2012 6:46 AM LatitudeAdjustment

I’m posting this for information just in case you think you have found a secret dive site.

This is posted private property despite all of the YouTube footage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7_S4GZljXg&feature=related of ATV’s running around the lakes and woods and the only ones diving here legally are NJ State Troopers and a recovery team that found a girl who drowned here. Cars reported stolen in an insurance scam were dumped in the lakes so video cameras were installed and Manchester Police patrol the area both with cars, SUV’s and ATV’s and write tickets for trespassing.

Its 7000 acres located between Lakehurst and Whiting in Manchester New Jersey. In 1973, a company named Asarco(locals call the land Sarco, probably because that’s what the sign on Rt. 70 said) operated the site for dredging and processing sand deposits to extract heavy minerals. In 1990, The site was closed due to the findings of Monazite-Ce, which is radioactive to some extent.

There has been talk for 20 years of making this park land and that might open it to diving. A builder wanted to develop the area but homes can’t be built around the lake because Asarco dredged down into the water table and any lawn fertilizers would end up in our wells.