Crooked Lake
Crooked Lake is a 162-acre lake in Oconto County, Wisconsin, up to 37 feet deep, with 137 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: 162 acres
- Deepest point: 37 ft
- Average depth: 11 ft
- Bottom: 50% sand, 50% muck
- 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 slow-no-wake areas
- Drive time without traffic: Green Bay 1 hr 30 min, Appleton 1 hr 50 min, Milwaukee 3 hr 10 min, Waukesha 3 hr 20 min, Eau Claire 3 hr 25 min, Madison 3 hr 30 min, Rockford 4 hr 25 min, Twin Cities 4 hr 30 min, Chicago 4 hr 35 min
- Invasive species on record: Banded Mystery Snail, Chinese Mystery Snail, Curly-Leaf Pondweed, Eurasian Water-Milfoil, Purple Loosestrife, Zebra Mussel
- Waterfront parcels: 137 waterfront parcels
Questions about Crooked Lake
How many waterfront properties are on Crooked Lake?
137 waterfront parcels front Crooked Lake in Oconto County. That counts parcels on the water from county parcel maps, not homes for sale.
How big is Crooked Lake?
Crooked Lake covers 162 acres in Oconto County, Wisconsin.
How deep is Crooked Lake?
Crooked Lake is 37 feet deep at its deepest point, and 11 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 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 30 min from Green Bay, 1 hr 50 min from Appleton, 3 hr 10 min from Milwaukee, 4 hr 30 min from the Twin Cities and 4 hr 35 min from Chicago. 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 50% sand, 50% muck, by the Wisconsin DNR's record.