Trap Pond
Sussex County, Delaware95 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from DNREC for this lake.
- 6 ft max depth
Trap Pond in Sussex County, Delaware has water-quality measurements published by DNREC, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 6 ft. Surface area: 95 acres.
Trap Pond is a 95-acre lake in Sussex County, Delaware with a maximum depth of 6 feet (5-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Trap Pond is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping1 public campground nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Trap Pond is safe to swim in today is a call for the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Trap Pond
These are the measurements DNREC publishes for Trap Pond, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. TSI undefined.
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Lake Details
Max depth
6 ft
Average depth
5 ft
Surface area
95 acres
Shoreline
3.6 mi
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Trap Pond
- Trap Pond State Park Campground0.6 km
Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes
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Frequently asked questions about Trap Pond
Where is Trap Pond?
- Trap Pond is a lake in Sussex County, Delaware. Its water-quality measurements are published by DNREC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Trap Pond?
- Trap Pond in Sussex County, Delaware has water-quality measurements published by DNREC, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 6 ft. Surface area: 95 acres.
Is Trap Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Trap Pond?
- Trap Pond has a maximum depth of 6 feet and an average depth of 5 feet. The lake covers 95 acres.
Are there campgrounds on Trap Pond?
- Trap Pond has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Trap Pond State Park Campground. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Trap Pond come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles