Crooked Lake, Emmet County, MI: Depth Map, Fishing & Water Quality

Today on the lake

Updated 9 Oct 2026, 3:00 am EDT. Get alerts for Crooked Lake

WEATHEROvernight: partly cloudy, 40°F, wind W 5 mph. Friday: sunny, 61°F, wind W 5 mph.

WARNINGSNo weather or fire warnings in effect.

FIRENo wildfires or prescribed burns reported within 25 miles.

BURNINGCampfires and debris burning: check today's status with Michigan DNR.

ALGAENo satellite record found for this lake. No bloom reports on record with Michigan DHHS.

LAUNCHESCrooked Lake: listed open. Michigan DNR record updated 3 Apr 2026.

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Depth map

9 contours, 5 to 50 ft

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Michigan DNR survey, fetched 7 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.

Size and depth

2,352 acres · deepest 50 ft (measured) · shoreline about 18.6 mi · clarity about 7 ft

Crooked Lake is the largest of the 15 named lakes of 10 acres or more in Emmet County. By Michigan DNR survey it is the 3rd deepest of the 10 with a measured depth. Its water is clearer than 7 of the other 11 lakes in the county with satellite clarity readings. Its shoreline measures about 18.6 miles along the state outline. About 0% of its area is deeper than 22 ft.

Ranks against Emmet County lakes in Michigan hydrography, Michigan DNR lake surveys and Michigan EGLE satellite clarity; shoreline measured from the state outline. How we measure

Getting on the water

1 public access site on Crooked Lake.

Crooked Lake · Petoskey State Park · Open

1 ramp lane · 10 trailer spaces · 2 car spaces · vault toilet · accessible restroom · Recreation Passport required

Local boating rules, Emmet County

Michigan DNR boating access, fetched 7 Oct 2026.

Fishing

Michigan DNR has stocked Crooked Lake 22 times since 1979. The most recent stocking was 25,000 walleye on 8 June 2006. Species stocked: brown trout, walleye.

22 stockings, 1979 to 2006, log scale

Latest: 8 Jun 2006: 25,000 walleye.

8 Jun 2006STOCKED25,000 walleye

14 Jun 2004STOCKED27,595 walleye

24 Jun 2003STOCKED7,150 walleye

1 Jun 2000STOCKED37,500 walleye

25 May 2000STOCKED15,000 walleye

8 Jun 1999STOCKED2,700 walleye

Source: Michigan DNR Fisheries, fetched 7 Oct 2026. How we measure

Where the deep water is

Show water deeper than

Measured from Michigan DNR contours. How we measure

Historically recorded species, from records through 1954: bluegill, bluntnose minnow, brown bullhead, central mudminnow, common shiner, emerald shiner, iowa darter, johnny darter, largemouth bass, longnose gar, mimic shiner, mottled sculpin, northern logperch, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rainbow trout, rock bass, sand shiner, smallmouth bass, spottail shiner, walleye, western banded killifish, white sucker, yellow bullhead, yellow perch. Historic records, not a current survey.

Michigan Fish Atlas.

Water quality

Average water clarity is about 7 ft (Secchi depth 2.2 m, satellite readings 2018–23).

Clarity 7.3 ft of 50 ft

Michigan EGLE satellite clarity, fetched 7 Oct 2026.

Nearby lakes with measured depth

Pickerel Lake74 ft deep · 2.7 mi · Emmet County

Round Lake12 ft deep · 3.4 mi · Emmet County

NO NAME10 ft deep · 4.0 mi · Emmet County

Mud Lake9 ft deep · 4.1 mi · Emmet County

Lake Kathleen12 ft deep · 8.3 mi · Emmet County

Burt Lake73 ft deep · 9.3 mi · Cheboygan County

Michigan DNR survey; straight-line miles.

Common questions

How deep is Crooked Lake?

Crooked Lake is 50 feet at its deepest point, measured by Michigan DNR survey. It covers 2,352 acres.

Is there a public boat launch on Crooked Lake?

Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Crooked Lake.

Is Crooked Lake stocked with fish?

Yes. Michigan DNR has stocked it 22 times since 1979, most recently 25,000 walleye on 8 June 2006.

How much of Crooked Lake is deeper than 10 feet?

About 26% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Michigan DNR depth contours.