Clear Lake
Polk County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2623500
Size
30 acres
Max depth
26 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Warm, clear water color
Water clarity
15.5 ft
Clear, measured Sep 2020
A warm-water lake type: the DNR groups it with lakes that warm up through summer. 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 1974), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
15.5 ft Secchi depthClearOlder reading
Last measured Sep 9, 2020. 6 readings on record, 2019 to 2020.
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 Clear Lake - Center. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 16 (Apr 8 to Apr 26)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 21 (Apr 18 to May 7)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 25 (May 16 to May 27)
- June surface70°F, usually 69 to 71°F
- July surface76°F, usually 75 to 77°F
- August surface73°F, usually 72 to 75°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 9, lasting about 59 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.
Boat landings
- 1Clear Lake Park AccessBoat ramp · Gravel surface · Village
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Polk County
- Ice House Lake0.2 miles away
- French Lake0.9 miles away
- Bone Lake3.0 miles away
- Long Lake3.8 miles away
- Paulson Lake4.0 miles away
- Lincoln Lake4.3 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
- 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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