Crooked Lake
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin · WBIC 37900
This lake has fishing rules that differ from the standard ones for its area. Check the official rules before you fish. Official regulations
Size
91 acres
Max depth
32 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Warm, clear water color
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 1974), 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 20168.6 ft (135 satellite pixels)
- Summer 20177.2 ft (156 satellite pixels)
No one has measured this lake's clarity in the monitoring data. These are estimates from satellite images of two summers only, so they 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.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 9 (Apr 1 to Apr 13)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 22 (Apr 16 to Apr 26)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 11 (May 5 to May 18)
- June surface74°F, usually 73 to 76°F
- July surface80°F, usually 78 to 81°F
- August surface76°F, usually 74 to 78°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 24, lasting about 175 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
- Black Crappielast stocked 2021 (large fingerling and small fingerling); stocked in 3 years since 2010
- Yellow Perchlast stocked 2021 (large fingerling and small fingerling); stocked in 3 years 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 Bullhead Ameiurus melas2009; 1 record
- Blackchin Shiner Notropis heterodon2009; 1 record
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi2009; 1 record
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus2009; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides2009; 1 record
- Northern Pike Esox lucius2009; 1 record
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus2009; 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 Ramp (listed under Sheboygan County)Boat ramp · Concrete Plank surface · State(dnr)
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Fond du Lac County
- Forest Lake1.2 miles away
- Mauthe Lake1.9 miles away
- Spring Lake2.9 miles away
- Auburn Lake3.0 miles away
- Cedar Lake3.1 miles away
- Buttermilk Lake3.3 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
- 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
- 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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