Where is Crooked Lake?

Crooked Lake is a lake in McLean County, North Dakota. Its water-quality measurements are published by ND DEQ and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Crooked Lake?

Crooked Lake has a maximum depth of 17.6 feet and an average depth of 9.2 feet. The lake covers 604 acres.

Crooked Lake

McLean County, North Dakota604 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from ND DEQ for this lake.

Max depth

17.6 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

604 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

13.2 mi

Measured length

18 ft max depth

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Crooked Lake in McLean County, North Dakota has water-quality measurements published by ND DEQ, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 17.6 ft. Surface area: 604 acres.

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Crooked Lake is a 604-acre lake in McLean County, North Dakota with a maximum depth of 18 feet (9-foot average).

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDDEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Crooked Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Crooked Lake

These are the measurements ND DEQ publishes for Crooked Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Max depth

17.6 ft

Average depth

9.2 ft

Surface area

604 acres

Shoreline

13.2 mi

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Nearby Lakes in McLean County

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Frequently asked questions about Crooked Lake

Where is Crooked Lake?: Crooked Lake is a lake in McLean County, North Dakota. Its water-quality measurements are published by ND DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Crooked Lake?: Crooked Lake in McLean County, North Dakota has water-quality measurements published by ND DEQ, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 17.6 ft. Surface area: 604 acres.
Is Crooked Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Crooked Lake?: Crooked Lake has a maximum depth of 17.6 feet and an average depth of 9.2 feet. The lake covers 604 acres.