Lakes / Delaware / New Castle County / Lums Pond
Lums Pond, Delaware
198 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Delaware
39.56 degrees N, 75.72 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 Lums Pond Stacks Up
- Ranks #4 for surface area among the Delaware lakes counted so far - 198 acres.
- The largest lake in New Castle County among those counted.
- About 9 miles from Newark, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Lake | New Castle | 4.4 mi | 46 acres |
| Becks Pond | New Castle | 4.5 mi | 28 acres |
| Shallcross Lake | New Castle | 5.4 mi | 50 acres |
| Silver Lake | New Castle | 8.4 mi | 41 acres |
| Noxontown Lake | New Castle | 9.4 mi | 178 acres |
| Wiggins Mill Pond | New Castle | 11 mi | 25 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lums Pond
How Big Is Lums Pond?
Lums Pond covers 198 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 26100712). Verified October 30, 2026.