Crooked Lake
Crooked Lake is a 48-acre lake in Adams County, Wisconsin, up to 56 feet deep, with 36 waterfront parcels on its shore. Fish include panfish, largemouth bass and northern pike. It has a public boat landing.
- Size: 48 acres
- Deepest point: 56 ft
- Average depth: 14 ft
- Bottom: 93% sand, 5% muck, 2% gravel
- Fish: Panfish, Largemouth bass, Northern pike
- Public access: a public boat landing
- Boating: Slow-no-wake under state law: 50 acres or less, with public access
- Local boating ordinances on record: slow-no-wake areas
- Drive time without traffic: Madison 1 hr 5 min, Appleton 1 hr 35 min, Waukesha 1 hr 45 min, Milwaukee 2 hr, Rockford 2 hr, Green Bay 2 hr 5 min, Eau Claire 2 hr 5 min, Chicago 3 hr, Twin Cities 3 hr 10 min
- Invasive species on record: Banded Mystery Snail, Brittle Waternymph, Curly-Leaf Pondweed, Eurasian Water-Milfoil, Hybrid Eurasian / Northern Water-Milfoil
- Waterfront parcels: 36 waterfront parcels
Questions about Crooked Lake
How many waterfront properties are on Crooked Lake?
36 waterfront parcels front Crooked Lake in Adams County. That counts parcels on the water from county parcel maps, not homes for sale.
How big is Crooked Lake?
Crooked Lake covers 48 acres in Adams County, Wisconsin.
How deep is Crooked Lake?
Crooked Lake is 56 feet deep at its deepest point, and 14 feet deep on average.
What fish are in Crooked Lake?
The Wisconsin DNR lists panfish, largemouth bass and northern pike in Crooked Lake.
Is there public access to Crooked Lake?
Yes. Crooked Lake has a public boat landing.
Can you water-ski or run a boat at speed on Crooked Lake?
Crooked Lake is 50 acres or less and has public access, so Wisconsin law holds motorboats to slow-no-wake speed. Local ordinances on record include slow-no-wake areas; the ordinance itself says which part of the lake or the day each covers.
How long is the drive to Crooked Lake?
By car, Crooked Lake is about 1 hr 5 min from Madison, 1 hr 35 min from Appleton, 1 hr 45 min from Waukesha, 3 hr from Chicago and 3 hr 10 min from the Twin Cities. Those are typical times without traffic, to the nearest road at the lake.
What is the bottom of Crooked Lake like?
The lake bottom is 93% sand, 5% muck, 2% gravel, by the Wisconsin DNR's record.