Lower Clam Lake
Burnett County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2655300
Size
337 acres
Max depth
14 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Riverine
Water clarity
3 ft
Low, measured Oct 2009
A river-like water type, with flow instead of a still basin. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.
Outline
Numbered dots are boat landings; tap one for directions. The list below has the same numbers. Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1982), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
3 ft Secchi depthLowOlder reading
Last measured Oct 17, 2009. 11 readings on record, 2009.
Nothing has been measured in the last 5 years, so this may not match the lake today.
Secchi depth is how far down a white disk stays visible. A bigger number means clearer water. Clear means a Secchi depth of 10 feet or more, moderate 5 to 10 feet, low under 5 feet.
Wisconsin DNR water monitoring (volunteer and staff), via the Water Quality Portal; station Lower Clam Lake at Center. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 15 (Apr 8 to Apr 24)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 20 (Apr 18 to May 1)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 23 (May 10 to May 26)
- June surface74°F, usually 72 to 75°F
- July surface80°F, usually 78 to 81°F
- August surface75°F, usually 74 to 78°F
Mixes regularly through the summer instead of forming a warm top layer.
A computer model of this lake's typical weather and water, built from 15 years, 2005 to 2019. Ranges show the middle half of years. The model was not calibrated against measured temperatures for this lake. It is an estimate, not a measurement.
Modeled: U.S. Geological Survey lake temperature data release (doi:10.5066/P9CA6XP8).
Today at the lake
Forecast: National Weather Service (no endorsement implied). Sunrise, sunset and moon phase are calculated. The moon phase can be a day off.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1958; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1958; 1 record
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1958; 1 record
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1958; 1 record
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1958; 1 record
- Walleye Sander vitreus1958; 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1958; 1 record
Recorded in open fish survey and museum records (GBIF). A record shows a fish was found near this lake in that year, not that it is there now, and says nothing about how many. Most coordinates are rounded to about 1 km, so a record is attached only when one lake is the clear match.
Open fish survey and museum records from GBIF; datasets are listed on the sources page. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Boat landings
- 1Clam Lake Narrows County Park RampBoat ramp · Concrete surface · Accessible features · County
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Fishing from shore
- Clam Narrows County Park Fishing PierDirections · DNR details
Wisconsin DNR shore fishing sites. Checked Oct 24, 2026.
More lakes in Burnett County
- Tamarack Lake1.3 miles away
- Pike Lake1.5 miles away
- Mallard Slough1.7 miles away
- Taylor Lake1.8 miles away
- Clam Lake2.0 miles away
- Bass Lake2.3 miles away
Where this comes from
- Size, depth and lake typeWisconsin DNR lake classifications, checked Oct 23, 2026
- OutlineWisconsin DNR 24K hydrography, checked Oct 23, 2026
- Regulations linkWisconsin DNR fishing regulations (linked, not restated), checked Oct 23, 2026
- Boat landingsWisconsin DNR public boat access sites, checked Oct 23, 2026
- Water clarityWisconsin DNR water monitoring, via the Water Quality Portal, checked Oct 23, 2026
- Typical-year temperatureU.S. Geological Survey lake temperature model (modeled estimate), checked Oct 23, 2026
- Fish recordedOpen fish survey and museum records, via GBIF, checked Oct 23, 2026
- VHS statusWisconsin DNR VHS status by watershed, checked Oct 24, 2026
- Shore fishing sitesWisconsin DNR shore fishing sites, checked Oct 24, 2026
- Depth map linkWisconsin DNR lake maps list, checked Oct 24, 2026
See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.
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