Next DLC meeting will be March 16. Interlaken Townhall, 100 Grasmere Ave at 7PM

The DLC was chartered in 1974 by the 7 shore line towns. Our mission is to provide leadership, guidance, and resources to preserve and restore Deal Lake and its tributaries as a healthy and stable ecosystem. In addition, control lake levels during heavy storms to the best of our ability with limited ocean tide controls.

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    Upcoming Events

    DLC meetings are via Teleconference

    January 16th: DLC Meeting starts at 7:00PM. Hybrid on ZOOM or In-person.

    The public can participate in both the workshop and meeting through Zoom or by calling in from any landline or cell phone to hear the meeting live.

    Click Here For Instructions to join the meetings.

    Teleconference Meetings


    All DLC Meetings and Workshops are Recorded

    You can watch Deal Lake Commission meetings and Workshops on  APTV, Optimum 77 and throughout most of Monmouth County on FiOS 28. People outside of the city can watch APTV on the APTV website, www.asburyparktv.com, or by downloading APTV app on Apple TV or Roku devices.

    View past DLC Meetings here.

    Before You Buy or Build:

    Contact the NJDEP

    Deal Lake, its tributaries and watershed are regulated by Federal and State agencies. Check before you dig.

    Strict compliance with the NJDEP regulations apply to any land 50 feet adjacent to the Deal Lake shoreline as well as any land 50 feet adjacent to any stream that drains into Deal Lake.

    Property owners should contact the NJDEP before beginning any maintenance or any construction along the lake's shoreline.

    There can be consequences, including fines and time delays for proceeding with work, prior to securing the appropriate NJDEP permit(s).

    • The NJDEP Division of Land Use Protection gives info on regulations, permits: https://www.nj.gov/dep/landuse/bybob.html

    • The NJDEP Division of Land Use Protection Contact Form: https://www.nj.gov/dep/landuse/contact.html

    • NJDEP Land Use Phone Line: 609-292-2178

    Please click below to get more info before you build or buy on Deal Lake: 


    Guide for Lake Front Property Owners

    Weed Management on Deal Lake

    2013 Stocking of Deal Lake

    In the last two months NJ Division of fish and wildlife stocked the following fish into Deal lake:     8,000 largemouth bass (2-4” fingerlings), 5,000 sunfish, 1,580 Northern pike (6”).  In addition they added Brown bullheads, Black crappies, Golden shiners and Fathead minnows.  The Deal Lake commission would like to thank the NJ Division of fish and game for responding in an outstanding way to the commission’s request for an additional stocking due to Sandy’s devastating effects on the lake.   In the coming months channel cats and muskie are planned.   We also would like to specifically thank Hackettstown fish hatchery employee Ron Jacobsen for his  dedication to the job.  Ron spread the stockings over 20 spots around the lake where he could have just had dumped in one spot and been done for the day.   Thanks again Ron and the NJ Division of Fish and Wild life for a job well done!  The photos attached is last month’s 1,580 Northern pike (6”) where I was lucky enough to spot the stocking track and lend a hand.

    Deal Lake Stocking 2013 Deal Lake Stocking 2013 Deal Lake Stocking 2013

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