Lakes / North Carolina / Gates County / Merchants Millpond
Merchants Millpond, North Carolina
335.32 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - North Carolina
36.43 degrees N, 76.69 degrees W - Gates 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 Merchants Millpond Stacks Up
- Larger than 79% of the 295 lakes counted in North Carolina.
- About 118 miles from Raleigh, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers Chemical Assoc Lake | Hertford | 12 mi | 32.62 acres |
| Mill Pond | Hertford | 13 mi | 50.66 acres |
| Dillard Millpond | Chowan | 14 mi | 25.95 acres |
| Bennett Millpond | Chowan | 19 mi | 101.07 acres |
| Doolittle Millpond | Northampton | 31 mi | 47.94 acres |
| Taylors Millpond | Northampton | 39 mi | 43.49 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 155781768). Verified October 30, 2026.