Lakes / Delaware / Sussex County / Waples Pond
Waples Pond, Delaware
51 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Delaware
38.82 degrees N, 75.31 degrees W - Sussex 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 Waples Pond Stacks Up
- Larger than 50% of the 58 lakes counted in Delaware.
- About 10 miles from Lewes, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds Pond | Sussex | 2.0 mi | 33 acres |
| Wagamons Pond | Sussex | 3.3 mi | 42 acres |
| Spatterdock Pond | Sussex | 3.3 mi | 32 acres |
| Wilson Pond | Sussex | 3.4 mi | 25 acres |
| Big Round Pond | Sussex | 4.0 mi | 477 acres |
| Diamond Pond | Sussex | 4.1 mi | 41 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Waples Pond
How Big Is Waples Pond?
Waples Pond covers 51 acres in Sussex County, Delaware.
What Is the Largest Lake in Sussex County?
Big Round Pond is the largest lake in Sussex County, at 477 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 88080054). Verified October 30, 2026.