Crooked Lake vs Lake George
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Lake George reads lower on nutrients and algae than Crooked Lake. Both are in Steuben County, Indiana.
Crooked Lake and Lake George are both in Indiana — 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 meaningfully apart: Lake George carries clearly lower phosphorus and chlorophyll-a readings than Crooked Lake. A spread that wide reflects real underlying differences, in watershed inputs, depth profiles, or monitoring rigor.
For a recreational visitor, the wider gap in the readings is decisive: Lake George has the lower nutrient and algae numbers. For a researcher, the gap is the interesting part: what is different about the two watersheds, and which of those differences is mutable?
Crooked Lake
No clarity data.
Lake George
Good clarity, visible to about 14.5 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Crooked Lake | Lake George |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity | No data | 14.5 ft |
| Phosphorus | 29 µg/L | 22 µg/L Better |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 3.3 µg/L | 2 µg/L Better |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 801 acres | 538 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Yes |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | 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
Lake George reads lower on nutrients and algae than Crooked Lake. For fishing diversity, Lake George also leads with 0 species.
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.