Lakes / North Carolina / New Hanover County / Lake Sutton
Lake Sutton, North Carolina
966.39 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - North Carolina
34.30 degrees N, 78.00 degrees W - New Hanover 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 Lake Sutton Stacks Up
- Larger than 87% of the 295 lakes counted in North Carolina.
- The largest lake in New Hanover County among those counted.
- About 9 miles from Wilmington, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield Lake | New Hanover | 7.4 mi | 75.37 acres |
| Mc Kinzie Pond | Brunswick | 16 mi | 28.91 acres |
| Pretty Pond | Brunswick | 16 mi | 43.98 acres |
| Spring Lake | Brunswick | 18 mi | 34.1 acres |
| North Lake | Brunswick | 18 mi | 32.62 acres |
| Orton Pond | Brunswick | 18 mi | 688.19 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in North Carolina
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Norman | Iredell | 30,797.52 acres | - |
| 2 | Lake Mattamuskeet | Hyde | 26,110.39 acres | - |
| 3 | Lake Gaston | Warren | 18,986.78 acres | - |
| 4 | Phelps Lake | Washington | 15,941.02 acres | - |
| 5 | B Everett Jordan Lake | Chatham | 13,118.99 acres | - |
All 295 North Carolina lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (The National Map) lake data (ID 157831219). Verified October 30, 2026.