Crotty Lake
Douglas County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2459400
Size
52 acres
Max depth
16 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Harsh
A lake type the DNR marks as having harsh conditions for fish. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.
Outline
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 (satellite estimate)
- Summer 20166.8 ft (70 satellite pixels)
No one has measured this lake's clarity in the monitoring data. This is an estimate from satellite images of one summer only, so it may not match the lake today.
Secchi depth is how far down a white disk stays visible. A bigger number means clearer water. The estimate tops out at 16 feet.
Landsat satellite estimates published by the Wisconsin DNR (summers 2016 and 2017), averaged over the lake's outline. Informational use only.
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.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas1970 to 1973; 3 records
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1961 to 1980; 6 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1961 to 1980; 6 records
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus1980; 1 record
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi1973; 1 record
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus1973; 2 records
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas1970 to 1980; 2 records
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus1973 to 1980; 3 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1961 to 1980; 6 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1961 to 1980; 6 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1961 to 1980; 6 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1970 to 1980; 4 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1970; 2 records
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis1980; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1961 to 1980; 6 records
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.
More lakes in Douglas County
- Red Lake1.2 miles away
- Sullivan Lake1.7 miles away
- Peterson Lake2.1 miles away
- Muck Lake2.3 miles away
- Wascott Lake2.9 miles away
- Buffalo Lake3.2 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
- Regulations linkWisconsin DNR fishing regulations (linked, not restated), 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
- Satellite clarity estimateLandsat summer clarity estimates published by the Wisconsin DNR (2016, 2017), 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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