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19 lakes · 7,848 acres · 10 with measured depth · 4 with a public launch · 4 stocked
Emmet County has 19 lakes of 10 acres or more, 15 of them named, covering 7,848 acres of water. The largest is Crooked Lake at 2,352 acres; the deepest measured is Pickerel Lake at 74 ft. Michigan DNR has surveyed the depth of 10 lakes here.
Lake outlines: Michigan hydrography (lakes of 10 acres or more). Depths: Michigan DNR lake surveys, fetched 7 Oct 2026. County line: U.S. Census TIGER. Drawn square to the county's survey lines, which run 1° off true north; the arrow points to true north. Not for navigation.
8 lakes in Emmet County cover 100 acres or more. All 15 named lakes are listed, largest first; 4 more are unnamed.
| Lake | Acres | Deepest | Clarity | Launches | Last stocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crooked Lake | 2,352 | 50 ft | 7 ft | 1 | 2006 |
| Lake Paradise | 1,912 | 15 ft | 9 ft | 1 | |
| Pickerel Lake | 1,082 | 74 ft | 7 ft | 2006 | |
| Wycamp Lake | 609 | 7 ft | |||
| Larks Lake | 592 | 9 ft | 3 ft | ||
| French Farm Lake | 590 | 10 ft | 5 ft | ||
| Round Lake | 353 | 12 ft | 5 ft | 1 | 2018 |
| O'Neal Lake | 138 | about 5 ft (est.) | 4 ft | 1 | 2019 |
| Lake Kathleen | 44 | 12 ft | |||
| Lawrence Lake | 27 | about 15 ft (est.) | 1 ft | ||
| Arnott Lake | 23 | 50 ft | 10 ft | ||
| Galloway Lake | 20 | about 20 ft (est.) | 3 ft | ||
| Dow Lake | 19 | ||||
| Sherett Lake | 14 | 8 ft | |||
| Mud Lake | 11 | 9 ft | 13 ft |
Acres: Michigan hydrography. Deepest: Michigan DNR survey; "est." marks an older Michigan EGLE estimate, rounded to 5 ft. Clarity: Michigan EGLE satellite averages 2018–23. Launches: Michigan DNR. Stocking: Michigan DNR Fisheries. Fetched 7–8 Oct 2026.
3 lakes in Emmet County are 50 ft deep or more by Michigan DNR survey. Pickerel Lake is the deepest at 74 ft, then Crooked Lake (50 ft), Arnott Lake (50 ft) and Lake Paradise (15 ft). The depth of the other 5 named lakes has not been surveyed; where an older state estimate exists, the register gives it as an estimate.
Michigan DNR lake survey deep points, fetched 7 Oct 2026.
Clarity is the depth at which a black-and-white Secchi disk disappears from view. Across 12 lakes with satellite readings, the middle value in Emmet County is 7 ft. The clearest is Mud Lake at about 13 ft, then Arnott Lake (10 ft), Lake Paradise (9 ft) and Sherett Lake (8 ft). The least clear is Lawrence Lake at about 1 ft. Clarity is not a test for bacteria or algae toxins.
Michigan EGLE satellite-derived Secchi depth, averages 2018–23, fetched 7 Oct 2026.
Michigan DNR lists 4 public access sites on 4 lakes in Emmet County; 4 require a Recreation Passport. The other 11 named lakes have no public access site listed by Michigan DNR.
| Lake | Site | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| Crooked Lake | Crooked Lake | 1 ramp lane · 10 trailer spaces · 2 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Lake Paradise | Paradise Lake | 1 ramp lane · 10 trailer spaces · 1 car space · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required |
| Round Lake | Round Lake | 1 ramp lane · 4 trailer spaces · 2 car spaces · vault toilet · Recreation Passport required |
| O'Neal Lake | O'Neal Lake | 1 ramp lane · 2 trailer spaces · 2 car spaces · Recreation Passport required |
Michigan DNR boating access sites, fetched 8 Oct 2026.
Michigan DNR has stocked 4 lakes in Emmet County 45 times since 1979. Walleye went into 3 lakes: Crooked Lake, Pickerel Lake and Round Lake. The most recent stocking was 800 hybrid sunfish in O'Neal Lake on 10 May 2019. Rivers and smaller waters stocked in the county: Bear River, Carp Lake (Paradise Lake), Carp Lake River, East Branch Maple River, Four Lakes, Grid 0519, Lake Michigan and Maple River and 3 more.
| Species | Lakes | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Walleye | 3 | Crooked Lake, Pickerel Lake and Round Lake |
| Hybrid sunfish | 1 | O'Neal Lake |
| Channel catfish | 1 | O'Neal Lake |
| Fathead minnow | 1 | O'Neal Lake |
| Brown trout | 1 | Crooked Lake |
2019: 2 stockings, 1,200 fish in 1 lake.
Michigan DNR Fisheries stocking records, fetched 8 Oct 2026. Each stocking is placed by its survey section, so lakes that share a name are kept apart. How we measure
Michigan DHHS has records for 2 lakes in Emmet County: water samples tested for the toxin microcystin, and bloom reports from the public that may not have been tested. 0 lakes have measured at or above the EPA swimming guideline of 8 ppb at least once.
Michigan DHHS harmful algal bloom records, fetched 7 Oct 2026; U.S. EPA 2019 recreational criteria. Beach E. coli testing is not yet covered here.
19 lakes of 10 acres or more, 15 of them named, in Michigan's hydrography layer. Smaller ponds are not counted.
Crooked Lake, at 2,352 acres.
Pickerel Lake, 74 ft at its deepest point by Michigan DNR survey.
Mud Lake, with an average Secchi depth of about 13 ft (satellite readings, 2018–23).
Michigan DNR lists public access sites on Crooked Lake, Lake Paradise, Round Lake and O'Neal Lake.
Crooked Lake, Pickerel Lake and Round Lake, by Michigan DNR stocking records.
Michigan DHHS has algae records for 2 lakes here; 0 measured at or above the EPA swimming guideline of 8 ppb at least once.