| Mercers Lake | |
| Type: | Lake |
| Basin Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Depth: | 8m (26feet) |
| Max-Depth: | 15m (49feet) |
| Coordinates: | 51.2175°N -0.1562°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Surrey |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Surrey |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | A map of Surrey with a mark indicating the location of Mercers Lake |
Mercers Lake is a body of water in Mercers Park, Merstham, near Redhill, Surrey. It is a former quarry that has been adapted for water sports, such as sailing, kayaking, and paddle boarding.
The lake was originally a sand quarry created by British Industrial Sands.[1] [2]
The water sports centre has received planning permission to expand, and work is ongoing to build a larger cafe and adventure playground as of 2024.[3]
The lake is used for fishing and contains perch, bream, pike, and large carp.[4]
The lake is also used for diving. It is up to 15m deep, and contains the remains of the front of a Cessna plane, and an underwater forest.[4]
A 31-year-old man named Edward Savage drowned in the lake in June 2018. Local police had received a number of calls about youths swimming in the lake earlier in the week. The death was not connected to the company who run water sports there.[5]
In 2023 a swan was killed with a brick, following a similar incident in 2022, where a swan was shot with a ball bearing.[6]