Lakes / Delaware / Kent County / Shearness Pool
Shearness Pool, Delaware
203 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Delaware
39.27 degrees N, 75.47 degrees W - Kent 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 Shearness Pool Stacks Up
- Ranks #3 for surface area among the Delaware lakes counted so far - 203 acres.
- The largest lake in Kent County among those counted.
- About 8 miles from Dover, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Pool | Kent | 0.8 mi | 65 acres |
| Bear Swamp Pool | Kent | 1.3 mi | 131 acres |
| Garrisons Lake | Kent | 6.7 mi | 84 acres |
| Silver Lake | Kent | 7.1 mi | 169 acres |
| Lake Como | Kent | 7.2 mi | 53 acres |
| Masseys Millpond | Kent | 8.3 mi | 39 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Shearness Pool
How Big Is Shearness Pool?
Shearness Pool covers 203 acres in Kent County, Delaware.
What Is the Largest Lake in Kent County?
Shearness Pool is the largest lake in Kent County, at 203 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 88064048). Verified October 30, 2026.