Lake Denmark

{{Infobox body of water

| name = Lake Denmark

| image =

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| location = Rockaway Township, New Jersey

| coordinates = {{coord|40|58|15|N|074|30|58|W|region:US-NJ_type:waterbody_source:gnis|display=inline,title}}

| type = Lake

| part_of = Picatinny Arsenal
United States Army

| inflow = Burnt Meadow Brook

| basin_countries = United States

| agency = NJ Department of Environmental Protection

| designation = Protected/Restricted

| length = ~{{convert|4,000|ft|abbr=on}}

| width = ~{{convert|2,000|ft|abbr=on}}

| area = {{convert|242|acre|km2|0|abbr=on}}

| elevation = {{convert|961|ft|m|abbr=on}}

| pushpin_map = USA New Jersey Morris County#New Jersey#United States

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Lake Denmark is a small lake covering {{convert|242|acre}} in Rockaway Township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Staff. [https://www.newspapers.com/image/253795569/ "Rockaway Township: A Day In The Life"], Daily Record, November 18, 1999. Accessed March 11, 2025. Close by are Picatinny Lake in the southwest and the Green Pond to the north.

Lake Denmark is located within the boundaries of Picatinny Arsenal.[https://njaudubon.org/wp-content/ibba/www.njaudubon.org/SectionIBBA/IBBASiteGuide41ca.html?sk=3136 Picatinny Arsenal North/Denmark Lake], New Jersey Audubon. Accessed March 11, 2025. "The Picatinny Arsenal North/Denmark Lake IBA is located in the Picatinny Valley between Green Pond Mountain and Mount Hope. This site is situated within the northern portion of the US Department of the Army’s 6500-acre Picatinny Arsenal, a military research and manufacturing facility that has been in operation for over 100 years."

Landmarks and features

The is located at an elevation of {{convert|961|ft|abbr=on}} and has a triangular shape. Lake Denmark has a maximum length of about {{convert|4,000|ft|abbr=on}} and a maximum width of about {{convert|2,000|ft|abbr=on}}. There is a large swamp with a size of about {{convert|4,000|ft2|abbr=on}} in the north which is part of the lake.

References

Denmark

Category:Rockaway Township, New Jersey