Lakes / Delaware / Kent County / Haven Lake
Haven Lake, Delaware
85 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Delaware
38.91 degrees N, 75.45 degrees W - Kent 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 Haven Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 74% of the 58 lakes counted in Delaware.
- About 18 miles from Dover, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake | Sussex | 0.8 mi | 29 acres |
| Griffith Lake | Kent | 1.0 mi | 39 acres |
| Blairs Pond | Kent | 2.0 mi | 31 acres |
| Cubbage Pond | Sussex | 4.4 mi | 37 acres |
| McColley Pond | Kent | 4.6 mi | 57 acres |
| Swiggetts Pond | Sussex | 4.9 mi | 38 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Haven Lake
How Big Is Haven Lake?
Haven Lake covers 85 acres in Kent County, Delaware.
What Is the Largest Lake in Kent County?
Shearness Pool is the largest lake in Kent County, at 203 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 88078928). Verified October 30, 2026.