Deepest lakes & reservoirs in Delaware by maximum depth (ft)
The estimated greatest depth of the water in a lake can be measured at the lake’s normal elevation. If the water volume and surface area of a lake are known, an estimate of the lake’s average depth can be calculated:Water volume ÷ Surface Area = Average Depth
Example: 1,000,000 acre-feet ÷ 20,000 acres = 50 feet average depth.
You can find many of the the world’s deepest lakes on LakeLubbers. If you sort the list, you will find the (maximum depth of) the shallowest lakes in our database. Note: For some lakes, lake depth data is unknown, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 5 articles we have published for Delaware lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Mid-Atlantic Region > Delaware > Compared by maximum depth in feet. This list does not represent all lakes in Delaware, only the 5 Delaware lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Max depth in feet |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Millsboro Pond, DE (Delaware, Southern Delaware, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
12 ft | Delaware does not have any natural lakes, but the coastal state does have wetlands, rivers and estuaries, a large percentage of which are in Sussex Co… |
| Lums Pond, DE (Delaware, Northern Delaware, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
10 ft | Located in Lums Pond State Park in New Castle County, Lums Pond is the largest freshwater lake in the state of Delaware. With its boating and fantasti… |
| Records Pond, DE (Delaware, Southern Delaware, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
10 ft | Also known as Laurel Lake Although Records Pond at just over 90 acres, it is one of the larger lakes in Delaware. Delaware has no natural lakes, but the coastal state does have… |
| Silver Lake, DE (Central Delaware, Delaware, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
9 ft | Surrounded by the city of Dover at the headwaters of the St. Jones River, Silver Lake is a beautiful place to take a break from fast paced urban life.… |
| Trap Pond, DE (Delaware, Southern Delaware, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
8 ft | Surrounded by bald cypress in the middle of one of the “First State’s” state parks, Trap Pond is a beautiful piece of Delaware wilderness. Part of one… |