sˈɪns sˈɛɾəlmənt lɐɡˈuːnbˈɛd sˈɪlt hɐz ɪŋkɹˈiːst ɪn sˌʌm ˈɛɹiəz dˈuː tʊ ʌnsˈiːld ɹˈoʊdz, ɹˈoʊd ʃˈoʊldɚz ænd dᵻfjˈuːz ɪfˈɛkts ʌv ˌɜːbɐnəzˈeɪʃən, haʊˈɛvɚ ðə kwˈɔntᵻɾi ɪz fˈɑːɹ lˈɛs ðɐn ɪn nˈɪɹbaɪ lˈeɪk mˈʌnmoːɹə, ænd swˈɪmɪŋ ɪz kwˈaɪt tˈɑːlɚɹəbəl.
Since settlement lagoon-bed silt has increased in some areas due to unsealed roads, road shoulders and diffuse effects of urbanisation, however the quantity is far less than in nearby Lake Munmorah, and swimming is quite tolerable.