Lake Clara
Lincoln County, Wisconsin · WBIC 994700
Size
84 acres
Max depth
32 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Cool, clear water color
Water clarity
12.5 ft
Clear, measured Jun 2015
A cool-water lake type: the DNR groups it with lakes that stay cooler through summer. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.
Outline
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
12.5 ft Secchi depthClearOlder reading
Last measured Jun 14, 2015. 4 readings on record, 2014 to 2015.
Only a few readings are on record.
Nothing has been measured in the last 5 years, so this may not match the lake today.
Measured at the monitoring station named “Clara Lake - Deep Hole”.
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 Clara Lake - Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 24 (Apr 14 to Apr 29)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout May 2 (Apr 24 to May 8)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 24 (May 18 to May 26)
- June surface69°F, usually 68 to 71°F
- July surface75°F, usually 74 to 76°F
- August surface72°F, usually 70 to 74°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 6, lasting about 155 days.
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.
More lakes in Lincoln County
- Pickerel Lake0.9 miles away
- Perch Lake1.5 miles away
- Reno Lake1.7 miles away
- Sump Lake3.1 miles away
- Lily Lake3.2 miles away
- Harrison Lake3.3 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
- 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
- VHS statusWisconsin DNR VHS status by watershed, 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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