Lakes / Maryland / Frederick County / Hunting Creek Lake
Hunting Creek Lake, Maryland
41 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Maryland
39.63 degrees N, 77.46 degrees W - Frederick 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 Hunting Creek Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 32% of the 78 lakes counted in Maryland.
- About 15 miles from Frederick, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbriar Lake | Washington | 10 mi | 27 acres |
| Blairs Valley Lake | Washington | 26 mi | 26 acres |
| Big Pool | Washington | 29 mi | 93 acres |
| Piney Run Lake | Carroll | 30 mi | 281 acres |
| Little Seneca Lake | Montgomery | 31 mi | 480 acres |
| Liberty Lake | Carroll | 33 mi | 2,920 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in Maryland
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deep Creek Lake | Garrett | 3,679 acres | - |
| 2 | Liberty Lake | Carroll | 2,920 acres | - |
| 3 | Loch Raven Reservoir | Baltimore | 2,200 acres | - |
| 4 | Prettyboy Reservoir | Baltimore | 1,508 acres | - |
| 5 | Triadelphia Reservoir | Montgomery | 794 acres | - |
All 78 Maryland 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 53331962). Verified October 30, 2026.