---
type: lake
name: "Crooked Lake"
county: "Douglas"
nearest_town: "Holmes City"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 284
max_depth_ft: 35
latitude: 45.86106
longitude: -95.56137
lake_score: 54
dnr_lake_id: "21019900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/crooked-lake
---

# Crooked Lake

Lake in Douglas County, Minnesota, near Holmes City

- **Surface Area**: 284 acres
- **Max Depth**: 35 ft
- **Average Depth**: 11 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 8.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 54/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Crooked Lake is a 284-acre lake near Holmes City in Douglas County, Minnesota. It reaches 35 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 11 feet, and has roughly 6.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 8.6 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2022.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 12
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Nearby Lakes

- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/round-lake) - 0.6 miles, 81 acres
- [Mill Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/mill-lake) - 1.5 miles, 451 acres
- [Gilbert Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/gilbert-lake) - 1.6 miles, 202 acres
- [Lobster Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/lobster-lake) - 2 miles, 1,334 acres
- [Blackwell Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/blackwell-lake) - 2.4 miles, 307 acres
- [Grants Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/grants-lake) - 2.5 miles, 177 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.86106,-95.56137)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=21019900)
- [All lakes in Douglas County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county)

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