Lakes / Maryland / Caroline County / Smithville Lake
Smithville Lake, Maryland
43 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Maryland
38.78 degrees N, 75.73 degrees W - Caroline 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 Smithville Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 35% of the 78 lakes counted in Maryland.
- About 43 miles from Annapolis, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williston Lake | Caroline | 6.7 mi | 51 acres |
| Chester River Country Club Lake | Dorchester | 13 mi | 27 acres |
| Higgins Millpond | Dorchester | 21 mi | 137 acres |
| Wye Mills Community Lake | Queen Anne's | 22 mi | 48 acres |
| Leonard Pond | Wicomico | 26 mi | 57 acres |
| Johnson Pond | Wicomico | 28 mi | 110 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in Maryland
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deep Creek Lake | Garrett | 3,679 acres | - |
| 2 | Liberty Lake | Carroll | 2,920 acres | - |
| 3 | Loch Raven Reservoir | Baltimore | 2,200 acres | - |
| 4 | Prettyboy Reservoir | Baltimore | 1,508 acres | - |
| 5 | Triadelphia Reservoir | Montgomery | 794 acres | - |
All 78 Maryland 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 125993643). Verified October 30, 2026.