Lakes / North Carolina / Carteret County / Mill Pond
Mill Pond, Carteret County, North Carolina
83.27 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - North Carolina
34.79 degrees N, 76.80 degrees W - Carteret 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 Mill Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 57% of the 295 lakes counted in North Carolina.
- About 74 miles from Wilmington, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Lake | Craven | 12 mi | 491 acres |
| Lake Ellis Simon | Craven | 12 mi | 587.26 acres |
| Long Lake | Craven | 13 mi | 1,146.57 acres |
| Great Lake | Craven | 15 mi | 2,785.12 acres |
| Catfish Lake | Craven | 20 mi | 949.63 acres |
| Cypress Lake | Craven | 27 mi | 31.38 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 139020580). Verified October 30, 2026.