Michigan has 21 lakes named Crooked Lake of 10 acres or more, in 20 counties. The largest is in Emmet County (2,352 acres); the deepest measured, in Oakland County (60 ft). 6 have been stocked by the DNR and 5 have a public launch.
How they differ: The clearest is in Van Buren County, about 15 ft of visibility in the 2023 satellite estimate; the most recently stocked is in Montmorency County (13 Jun 2017); 5 have a public launch listed; the other 16 have no public access site in the DNR list; 1 has a full page here with a depth map, linked below.
Circles sized by area and shaded by deepest measured point. Michigan DNR lake polygons and depth surveys.
Largest first. The nearest town is the closest place in the Census list to the middle of the lake.
| Lake | Near | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Stockings | Launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crooked LakeEmmet County, Littlefield Township | 3 mi southwest of Alanson | 2,352 | 50 ft | 7 ft | 22 times, last 2006 | 1 |
| Crooked LakeBarry County, Prairieville Township | 8 mi north of Richland | 644 | about 50 ft (est.) | 9 ft | 1 | |
| Crooked LakeGogebic County, Watersmeet Township | 6 mi southwest of Watersmeet | 627 | 50 ft | |||
| Crooked LakeMissaukee County, Lake Township | 4 mi west of Lake City | 490 | 12 ft | 10 ft | 13 times, last 1993 | |
| Crooked LakeBaraga County, Spurr Township | 17 mi southeast of L'Anse | 265 | about 30 ft (est.) | 7 ft | ||
| Crooked LakeSchoolcraft County, Thompson Township | 18 mi southeast of Munising | 193 | about 35 ft (est.) | 12 ft | ||
| Crooked LakeKalamazoo County, Texas Township | 5 mi east of Mattawan | 146 | about 50 ft (est.) | 11 ft | ||
| Crooked LakeVan Buren County, Keeler Township | 8 mi northwest of Dowagiac | 117 | 48 ft | 15 ft | ||
| Crooked LakeSylvan Township, Washtenaw County, Sylvan Township | 5 mi west of Chelsea | 113 | 20 ft | 13 ft | 1 | |
| Crooked LakeMontmorency County, Briley Township | 14 mi southwest of Hillman | 110 | 51 ft | 13 times, last 2017 | 2 | |
| Crooked LakeAllegan County, Clyde Township | 6 mi southeast of Fennville | 98 | about 15 ft (est.) | |||
| Crooked LakeAlcona County, Mitchell Township | 15 mi east of Mio | 96 | 28 ft | once, 1990 | ||
| Crooked LakeDexter Township, Washtenaw County, Dexter Township | 3 mi southwest of Pinckney | 75 | about 30 ft (est.) | 13 ft | 1 | |
| Crooked LakeCass County, Jefferson Township | 3 mi north of Edwardsburg | 74 | ||||
| Crooked LakeOakland County, Independence Township | 3 mi northeast of Village of Clarkston | 63 | 60 ft | 12 ft | 5 times, last 2005 | |
| Crooked LakeMarquette County, Forsyth Township | 15 mi south of Ishpeming | 57 | 41 ft | 25 times, last 2015 | ||
| Crooked LakeGenesee County, Fenton Township | 3 mi northeast of Fenton | 51 | ||||
| Crooked LakeMontcalm County, Evergreen Township | 4 mi northeast of Sheridan | 47 | about 35 ft (est.) | 8 ft | ||
| Crooked LakeAlger County, Burt Township | 17 mi east of Munising | 45 | 4 ft | |||
| Crooked LakeLuce County, Lakefield Township | 13 mi west of Newberry | 25 | about 15 ft (est.) | 1 ft | ||
| Crooked LakeMacomb County, Washington Township | 4 mi west of Romeo | 19 | about 30 ft (est.) | 14 ft |
Depth: Michigan DNR survey soundings; "about" figures are older Michigan EGLE estimates. Clarity: Michigan EGLE satellite estimate, 2023 average. Stockings: Michigan DNR Fisheries. Launches: Michigan DNR public access sites. Towns: US Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer. How we measure