Lakes / North Carolina / Washington County / Phelps Lake
Phelps Lake, North Carolina
15,941.02 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - North Carolina
35.77 degrees N, 76.46 degrees W - Washington 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 Phelps Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #4 for surface area among the North Carolina lakes counted so far - 15,941.02 acres.
- The largest lake in Washington County among those counted.
- About 122 miles from Raleigh, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pungo Lake | Washington | 6.4 mi | 2,786.11 acres |
| New Lake | Hyde | 11 mi | 4,909.24 acres |
| Lake Mattamuskeet | Hyde | 25 mi | 26,110.39 acres |
| Swan Creek Lake | Hyde | 27 mi | 421.81 acres |
| Whipping Creek Lake | Dare | 28 mi | 283.18 acres |
| Bennett Millpond | Chowan | 28 mi | 101.07 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 140599050). Verified October 30, 2026.