Little Crawling Stone Deep Lake

On the LakeGrade rubric, Little Crawling Stone Deep Lake pulls an A: clarity at 45.9 ft and phosphorus readings still being added put it in the top bracket for Wisconsin. Clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a all rate similarly, so there is no obvious single lever to pull on watershed management.

The lake's low TSI puts it in oligotrophic territory — the cleanest of the four trophic classes, but also the most vulnerable to nutrient-driven shifts. A maximum depth of 44 ft puts Little Crawling Stone Deep Lake in the middle of Wisconsin's depth distribution. At 113 acres, Little Crawling Stone Deep Lake fits the Wisconsin median for monitored lakes, with partial shoreline records. Little Crawling Stone Deep Lake sits at rank 103 of 202 in Vilas County, in the lower half of the local distribution.

Little Crawling Stone Deep Lake has at least one documented invasive species (Banded Mystery Snail), so boaters and anglers should observe clean-drain-dry steps when leaving the lake. Walleye are documented at Little Crawling Stone Deep Lake, one of 6 fish species on record for the lake. A documented public access point at Little Crawling Stone Deep Lake makes the lake usable for shore fishing, paddle craft, and trailered boats. The grade is based on limited monitoring — fewer than three independent measurement years contribute, so future updates may shift the letter.