---
type: lake
name: "Crooked Lake"
county: "Cass"
nearest_town: "Cass Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 582
max_depth_ft: 74
latitude: 47.24293
longitude: -94.56797
lake_score: 62
dnr_lake_id: "11049400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/crooked-lake
---

# Crooked Lake

Lake in Cass County, Minnesota, near Cass Lake

- **Surface Area**: 582 acres
- **Max Depth**: 74 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 62/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Crooked Lake is a 582-acre lake near Cass Lake in Cass County, Minnesota. It reaches 74 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. Special fishing regulations apply to sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface).

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Welch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/welch-lake) - 1 miles, 196 acres
- [Portage Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/portage-lake-cass-lake) - 2.9 miles, 361 acres
- [Thirteen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/thirteen-lake) - 3.5 miles, 555 acres
- [Little Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/little-twin-lake) - 4 miles, 112 acres
- [Swamp Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/swamp-lake) - 4.1 miles, 600 acres
- [Steamboat Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/steamboat-lake) - 4.6 miles, 1,756 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.24293,-94.56797)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=11049400)
- [All lakes in Cass County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/crooked-lake)*