Crooked Lake
Crooked Lake is a 94-acre lake in Sheboygan and Fond du Lac counties, Wisconsin, up to 32 feet deep, with 19 waterfront parcels on its shore. Fish include panfish, largemouth bass and northern pike. It has a public boat landing and public land or a park on the shore.
- Size: 94 acres
- Deepest point: 32 ft
- Average depth: 12 ft
- Bottom: 90% muck, 10% sand
- Fish: Panfish, Largemouth bass, Northern pike
- Public access: a public boat landing and public land or a park on the shore
- Boating: Full recreation: over 50 acres, so open to water-skiing and boating at speed under state law
- Local boating ordinances on record: water-skiing rules and a speed limit
- Drive time without traffic: Milwaukee 1 hr 5 min, Waukesha 1 hr 5 min, Appleton 1 hr 10 min, Green Bay 1 hr 35 min, Madison 1 hr 45 min, Rockford 2 hr 20 min, Chicago 2 hr 30 min, Eau Claire 3 hr 45 min, Twin Cities 4 hr 55 min
- Invasive species on record: Curly-Leaf Pondweed, Eurasian Water-Milfoil, Phragmites (non-native)
- Waterfront parcels: 19 waterfront parcels
Questions about Crooked Lake
How many waterfront properties are on Crooked Lake?
19 waterfront parcels front Crooked Lake: 16 in Sheboygan County and 3 in Fond du Lac County. That counts parcels on the water from county parcel maps, not homes for sale.
How big is Crooked Lake?
Crooked Lake covers 94 acres in Sheboygan and Fond du Lac counties, Wisconsin.
How deep is Crooked Lake?
Crooked Lake is 32 feet deep at its deepest point, and 12 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 and public land or a park on the shore.
Can you water-ski or run a boat at speed on Crooked Lake?
Crooked Lake is over 50 acres, so Wisconsin's slow-no-wake rule for small lakes does not apply and boats may run at speed, staying slow within 100 feet of shore, docks and swimmers. Local ordinances on record include water-skiing rules and a speed limit; 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 Milwaukee, 1 hr 5 min from Waukesha, 1 hr 10 min from Appleton, 2 hr 30 min from Chicago and 4 hr 55 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 90% muck, 10% sand, by the Wisconsin DNR's record.