Lakes / Delaware / Sussex County / Goose Pond
Goose Pond, Delaware
49 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Delaware
38.49 degrees N, 75.07 degrees W - Sussex 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 Goose Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 46% of the 58 lakes counted in Delaware.
- About 16 miles from Rehoboth Beach, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sixty Five Acre Pond | Sussex | 0.3 mi | 47 acres |
| Mulberry Pond | Sussex | 0.8 mi | 54 acres |
| Salt Pond | Sussex | 3.8 mi | 119 acres |
| Fresh Pond | Sussex | 5.2 mi | 29 acres |
| Burton Pond | Sussex | 14 mi | 40 acres |
| Millsboro Pond | Sussex | 14 mi | 134 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Goose Pond
How Big Is Goose Pond?
Goose Pond covers 49 acres in Sussex County, Delaware.
What Is the Largest Lake in Sussex County?
Big Round Pond is the largest lake in Sussex County, at 477 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 124168795). Verified October 30, 2026.