Red Mill Pond drained for annual maintenance
As part of regular yearly maintenance, Red Mill Pond has been temporarily undammed to allow the water level to go down.
The pond is owned by brothers Christian and Jamin Hudson.
Christian said debris needed to be cleared out of the spillway and some residents were doing maintenance as well. The boards have been put back, so the level should start to go back up shortly, he said Jan. 5.
The 150-acre pond is centuries old and manmade. It’s located northwest of Lewes – one end visible from Route 1, across the road from Shaffer’s Service; the other end off Sweetbriar Road is a popular fishing spot. The pond is surrounded on all sides by housing communities.
Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories, random stories on subjects he finds interesting and has a column called ‘Choppin’ Wood’ that runs every other week. Additionally, Chris moonlights as the company’s circulation manager, which primarily means fixing boxes during daylight hours that are jammed with coins, but sometimes means delivering papers in the middle of the night. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.
