Budd Lake

Geography

Budd Lake is in western Morris County, in central Mount Olive Township. U.S. Route 46 passes through the community, leading northeast to Netcong and southwest to Hackettstown. Interstate 80 passes just north of the community. New York City is to the east via I-80, and the Delaware Water Gap is to the west. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Budd Lake CDP has a total area of , including of land and of water (15.26%). It is deep and can have large algal blooms. The adjacent bog, created by thousands of years of decaying plant material, supports wetland plants such as black spruce and tamarack, which grow on the floating mass. It is closely bordered by U.S. Route 46 to the south and Sand Shore Road to the east. Budd Lake was named for John Budd, who acquired of land in the area in 1714. Prior to that, it was called Hattacawanna Lake.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  13,921
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  13,179
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  12,954
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  12,210
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  12,098
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  11,490
• White-breasted Nuthatch

  Sitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 · Aves
  10,940
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  10,757

Most recent

• M 2.8 — 2025-08-05
  1 km N of Hillsdale, New Jersey
• M 3 — 2025-08-03
  0 km W of Little Ferry, New Jersey
• M 2.9 — 2024-05-24
  6 km E of Califon, New Jersey
• M 2.6 — 2024-05-01
  1 km NW of Gladstone, New Jersey
• M 2.9 — 2024-04-27
  7 km WSW of Gladstone, New Jersey
• M 2.6 — 2024-04-10
  5 km WSW of Gladstone, New Jersey