Crooked Lake
Burnett County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2459200
Size
254 acres
Max depth
13 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Warm, clear water color
Water clarity
10 ft
Clear, measured Jul 2022
A warm-water lake type: the DNR groups it with lakes that warm up through summer. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.
Outline
Numbered dots are boat landings; tap one for directions. The list below has the same numbers. Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1982), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
10 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured Jul 13, 2022. 19 readings on record, 2018 to 2022.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 10 ft, clear, from 15 readings (2018 to 2022).
Secchi depth is how far down a white disk stays visible. A bigger number means clearer water. Clear means a Secchi depth of 10 feet or more, moderate 5 to 10 feet, low under 5 feet.
Wisconsin DNR water monitoring (volunteer and staff), via the Water Quality Portal; station Crooked Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 18 (Apr 9 to Apr 25)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 4 (Apr 22 to May 8)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 18 (May 13 to May 23)
- June surface73°F, usually 71 to 74°F
- July surface79°F, usually 78 to 80°F
- August surface75°F, usually 74 to 77°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 4, lasting about 169 days.
A computer model of this lake's typical weather and water, built from 15 years, 2005 to 2019. Ranges show the middle half of years. The model was not calibrated against measured temperatures for this lake. It is an estimate, not a measurement.
Modeled: U.S. Geological Survey lake temperature data release (doi:10.5066/P9CA6XP8).
Today at the lake
Forecast: National Weather Service (no endorsement implied). Sunrise, sunset and moon phase are calculated. The moon phase can be a day off.
Stocking history
- Walleyelast stocked 2017 (large fingerling); stocked in 1 year since 2010
Stocking shows what was added to the lake, not what is in it now.
Wisconsin DNR annual fish stocking summary. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1990; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1966 to 1990; 5 records
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus1972; 2 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas1966; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1966 to 1990; 7 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1966 to 1990; 7 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1972 to 1990; 2 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1990; 1 record
Recorded in open fish survey and museum records (GBIF). A record shows a fish was found near this lake in that year, not that it is there now, and says nothing about how many. Most coordinates are rounded to about 1 km, so a record is attached only when one lake is the clear match.
Open fish survey and museum records from GBIF; datasets are listed on the sources page. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Boat landings
- 1Crooked Lake AccessBoat ramp · Gravel surface · Township
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Burnett County
- Ham Lake0.7 miles away
- Tanda Lake1.1 miles away
- Our Lake1.3 miles away
- Minnow Lake1.3 miles away
- Johnson Lake1.9 miles away
- Gull Lake2.0 miles away
Where this comes from
- Size, depth and lake typeWisconsin DNR lake classifications, checked Oct 23, 2026
- OutlineWisconsin DNR 24K hydrography, checked Oct 23, 2026
- Stocking historyWisconsin DNR annual fish stocking summary, checked Oct 23, 2026
- Regulations linkWisconsin DNR fishing regulations (linked, not restated), checked Oct 23, 2026
- Boat landingsWisconsin DNR public boat access sites, checked Oct 23, 2026
- Water clarityWisconsin DNR water monitoring, via the Water Quality Portal, checked Oct 23, 2026
- Typical-year temperatureU.S. Geological Survey lake temperature model (modeled estimate), checked Oct 23, 2026
- Fish recordedOpen fish survey and museum records, via GBIF, checked Oct 23, 2026
- VHS statusWisconsin DNR VHS status by watershed, checked Oct 24, 2026
- Depth map linkWisconsin DNR lake maps list, checked Oct 24, 2026
See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.
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