Every Lake
Lums Pond
163 acres dammed from Sawmill Run, five miles of shoreline near Wilmington.
- 5 ft · first step
- 10 ft
- 15 ft
- 20 ft
- 25 ft
- 30 ft · bottom
About Lums Pond
Lums Pond sits in southern New Castle County, formed when Sawmill Run and other small streams were dammed to power area mills, giving the lake its name for the mill operator's family rather than any natural basin. The impoundment covers roughly 163 acres with about five miles of shoreline, making it the largest freshwater pond in Delaware. It sits inside Lums Pond State Park, a few miles south of Newark and not far from Wilmington, in flat coastal-plain terrain typical of northern Delaware.
The pond draws a steady mix of anglers working for largemouth bass, crappie, and catfish, along with paddlers and hikers using the park's perimeter trail. Its shallow, elongated shape and modest depth, with a modeled maximum around 30 feet, reflect its origin as a mill impoundment rather than a glacially carved lake. Towns like Bear and Glasgow sit just north, putting the park within easy reach of Wilmington-area residents for day trips rather than lakefront living, since most of the shoreline remains state parkland.
- 2 shore towns named, with a star on each
- 4 roads engraved around the shore, 1 of them labeled
- 6 depth layers, each step engraved with its depth in feet
- Compass rose, title block with coordinates, max depth and area; keyhole hanger on the back
Turn it in your hands
Live 3D of the actual cut files — drag to orbit, pinch to zoom. Every road you see is engraved on the real thing.
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Lums Pond depth chart, in wood
This is a Lums Pond depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 5 ft, 10 ft, 15 ft, 20 ft, 25 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 30 ft. The lake covers about 0.3 square miles, and 4 shore roads are engraved around it. The shape of the bottom is the real one from published soundings, so anglers recognise their drop-offs and points.
A Lums Pond map for the wall — or a gift
Most of these go to a cabin wall, a lake house entry, or a home office; a lot are gifts — the family that has been on Lums Pond for three generations, the retirement move, the first boat. The 12-inch is the desk-and-shelf size; the 24- and 30-inch boards read across a room. Add a line under the title and star your place on the shore, and it becomes the map of your Lums Pond.
Lums Pond map — the details
How big is the map?
Four sizes: 12, 17, 24 and 30 inches on the long side, from $149. Every size is cut from the same depth data of Lums Pond; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Lums Pond is cut layer by layer from published bathymetric soundings — each layer of birch is a depth contour, so the shape of the bottom is the real one, not decorative.
Can I add my own place on it?
Yes. At checkout you can add a line under the title (a family name, a cabin name, a year) and star the spot on the shore that matters to you.
How long does it take?
Made to order in Waterford, Pennsylvania and shipped in 7–10 days; shipping is free in the lower 48.
Can you make a lake that isn't listed?
Any lake in the United States — we hold depth data for 104,419 of them. Search for yours; if it isn't built yet we build it when you order.
- 6 depth layers down to 30 ft
- 0.3 square miles of water
- 4 shore roads engraved, 1 named
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
