Crooked Lake vs Wycamp Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Crooked Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Wycamp Lake. Both are in Emmet County, Michigan.
Crooked Lake and Wycamp Lake are both in Michigan — a same-state head-to-head where the comparison comes down to lake-specific differences in depth, watershed, and monitoring history rather than the broader state-level water-quality regime. The readings are close: Crooked Lake and Wycamp Lake sit within a narrow band of each other on phosphorus, chlorophyll-a and clarity. The per-parameter table below shows where the small differences actually live.
With readings this close, the choice between the two lakes turns on non-water-quality factors: depth, fish species, public access, distance from home. The per-lake pages below cover all of those.
Crooked Lake
No clarity data.
Wycamp Lake
No clarity data.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Crooked Lake | Wycamp Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity | No data | No data |
| Phosphorus | 13 µg/L Better | 17 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 1.9 µg/L Better | 2 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | 50 ft Better | 7 ft |
| Surface Area | 2,360 acres | 609 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 26 Better | 0 |
| Trophic State | oligotrophic | oligotrophic |
A green ✓ marks the better value for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better). Surface area and trophic state carry no tick — a bigger lake is not a better lake.
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Verdict
Crooked Lake and Wycamp Lake read the same on nutrients and algae overall. The tiebreakers come down to what you want from the lake. Crooked Lake supports more documented fish species.
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.