Current News & Upcoming Events:
Water level updates as of 07 JAn 2025!
Crooked Lake community - Update on Lake levels for Crooked and Eagle lakes
The lake level data from last week indicates that the level of Eagle Lake has meet the threshold where the flood relief pump may be turned on. This was discussed this with Jason Wiersma, Drain Commissioner, and delegated authority for system operation, and he has given permission to begin pumping on Eagle Lake. It is anticipated that the pumps will be turned on mid-morning.
The EGLE permit that established the operating conditions are as follows
27. The Eagle Lake flood relief pump may be turned on when water levels meet or exceed an elevation of 899.59-feet, which is 4-inches above the legal lake level of 899.26-feet. The maximum pump rate shall be 500 GPM. The Eagle Lake flood relief pump shall be turned off when water levels reach an elevation of 898.93-feet, which is 4-inches below the legal lake level of 899.26-feet.
28. The Crooked Lake flood relief pump may be turned on when water levels meet or exceed an elevation of 895.45-feet, which is 4-inches above the legal lake level of 895.12-feet. The maximum pump rate shall be 800 GPM. The Crooked Lake flood relief pump shall be turned off when water levels reach an elevation of 894.79-feet, which is 4-inches below the legal lake level of 895.12-feet.
Please note that Eagle Lake has met the permit threshold for pumping, but Crooked Lake has not. When Crooked Lake meets the elevation where pumping is permitted, then pumping will begin out of Crooked Lake.
Water level updates as of 03 05 JAN 25!
Crooked Lake is ¾ -inch above the legal lake level
Eagle Lake is 3.6 inches above legal lake level.
Both levels are still below the point where we would start pumping.
Other Info
Michigan Boating Safety
All areas within 100 feet of the shore, any docks or platforms, swimmers and other boats is a “NO WAKE” area. Please exercise caution when swimmers and / or other boats are using the Lake.
It is critically important that everyone who operates a boat on Crooked Lake have a working knowledge of Michigan Boating laws and how they apply to our lake. This is a link to the Michigan Boating Rules and Regulations Handbook. We have also included below a link to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Web site which includes additional details on boating rules and regulations.
Boat Safety / Michigan rules & Regulations -
Everyone operating a watercraft on Crooked Lake should be familiar with overall Watercraft safety and Michigan’s watercraft laws. A handbook detailing Michigan Boating Laws is available at Michigan.gov
Those laws include the following:
- A person shall not operate a PWC on the waters of this state from sunset to 8:00 A.M local time. (no jet-skis after sunset)
- A person of less than fourteen (14) years of age may not legally operate a PWC under any circumstances.
- PWCs not cross within 150 feet behind another vessel, other than another PWC, unless at slow, no wake speed.
- A person operating a vessel shall operate it in a careful and prudent manner and at such a rate of speed so as not to unreasonably endanger the life or property of any person. A person shall not operate a vessel at a rate of speed greater than will permit them, in the exercise of reasonable care, to bring the vessel to stop within an assured clear distance ahead.
- All watercraft must operate at “No Wake Speed” when within 100 Ft of the shore, other boats, docks, swimming platforms, etc. This includes the channel between the middle basin and the east basin (hidden cove)
- Direction of travel is counterclockwise when circling the lake.
- The area of the lake connecting the cove to the main area of the lake is a "NO WAKE ZONE". The Association marks that area with buoys in the Spring / Summer. It is important to remember this area is a "NO WAKE ZONE" at all times not only when the buoys are present.
- CLTA highly encourage everyone operating a watercraft to take an online boating safety course:https://www.boat-ed.com/michigan/