Lakes / Delaware / New Castle County / Duck Creek Pond
Duck Creek Pond, Delaware
29 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Delaware
39.31 degrees N, 75.63 degrees W - New Castle County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Duck Creek Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 12% of the 58 lakes counted in Delaware.
- About 12 miles from Dover, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Como | Kent | 1.5 mi | 53 acres |
| Garrisons Lake | Kent | 4.6 mi | 84 acres |
| Masseys Millpond | Kent | 4.7 mi | 39 acres |
| Wiggins Mill Pond | New Castle | 7.9 mi | 25 acres |
| Bear Swamp Pool | Kent | 7.9 mi | 131 acres |
| Shearness Pool | Kent | 8.5 mi | 203 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Duck Creek Pond
How Big Is Duck Creek Pond?
Duck Creek Pond covers 29 acres in New Castle County, Delaware.
What Is the Largest Lake in New Castle County?
Lums Pond is the largest lake in New Castle County, at 198 acres.
Largest Lakes in Delaware
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Round Pond | Sussex | 477 acres | - |
| 2 | Rehoboth Flats | Sussex | 225 acres | - |
| 3 | Shearness Pool | Kent | 203 acres | - |
| 4 | Lums Pond | New Castle | 198 acres | - |
| 5 | Red Mill Pond | Sussex | 192 acres | - |
All 58 Delaware lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 88097770). Verified October 30, 2026.