Clam Lake is an unincorporated, census-designated place in the town of Gordon in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States.[2] It is located on Wisconsin Highway 77 near County Highway GG.[3] The entire area lies within the Chequamegon National Forest, an 860,000 acre area spread across northern Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, its population was 36, a tiny decrease of 37 at 2010.[4]
Clam Lake, Wisconsin | |
|---|---|
  Clam Lake Location within the state of Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 46°9′50″N 90°54′7″W / 46.16389°N 90.90194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Ashland |
| Town | Gordon |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.636 sq mi (1.65 km2) |
| • Land | 0.370 sq mi (0.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.266 sq mi (0.69 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 36 |
| • Density | 57/sq mi (22/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 54517 |
| Area code(s) | 715 and 534 |
| Website | www.clamlakewi.com |
Situated near the headwaters of the Chippewa Flowage, the area encompasses several smaller lakes that host prime Musky fishing.
Clam Lake is well known as the site of the reintroduction of elk in Wisconsin with a herd of 25 in 1995 by the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, which has grown to an estimated 180.[5][6]
Clam Lake is the site of a U.S. Navy extremely low frequency (ELF) transmitter site,[7] used to communicate with deeply submerged submarines. It was used between 1985 and 2004 but is now decommissioned.
Geography
editClam Lake is located at 46°8′6″N 90°34′43″W / 46.13500°N 90.57861°W (46.164, -90.902).[3]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Clam Lake 4W, Wisconsin, 1991–2020 normals: 1498ft (457m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 47 (8) |
58 (14) |
76 (24) |
77 (25) |
90 (32) |
91 (33) |
92 (33) |
90 (32) |
85 (29) |
81 (27) |
72 (22) |
52 (11) |
92 (33) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 37.8 (3.2) |
43.9 (6.6) |
58.0 (14.4) |
69.5 (20.8) |
82.3 (27.9) |
86.3 (30.2) |
86.9 (30.5) |
84.5 (29.2) |
81.5 (27.5) |
72.5 (22.5) |
58.7 (14.8) |
43.2 (6.2) |
88.5 (31.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 19.6 (−6.9) |
24.8 (−4.0) |
36.4 (2.4) |
49.2 (9.6) |
63.3 (17.4) |
72.9 (22.7) |
76.4 (24.7) |
74.6 (23.7) |
66.9 (19.4) |
52.5 (11.4) |
37.2 (2.9) |
24.9 (−3.9) |
49.9 (10.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 10.1 (−12.2) |
12.9 (−10.6) |
24.6 (−4.1) |
38.3 (3.5) |
51.7 (10.9) |
61.9 (16.6) |
66.2 (19.0) |
64.1 (17.8) |
56.3 (13.5) |
43.1 (6.2) |
29.5 (−1.4) |
16.6 (−8.6) |
39.6 (4.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 0.7 (−17.4) |
1.1 (−17.2) |
12.8 (−10.7) |
27.4 (−2.6) |
40.1 (4.5) |
51.0 (10.6) |
56.0 (13.3) |
53.6 (12.0) |
45.7 (7.6) |
33.7 (0.9) |
21.9 (−5.6) |
8.2 (−13.2) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −26.6 (−32.6) |
−23.0 (−30.6) |
−13.1 (−25.1) |
11.0 (−11.7) |
27.6 (−2.4) |
36.6 (2.6) |
46.6 (8.1) |
42.9 (6.1) |
32.2 (0.1) |
21.8 (−5.7) |
4.4 (−15.3) |
−17.2 (−27.3) |
−28.2 (−33.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −37 (−38) |
−38 (−39) |
−30 (−34) |
−5 (−21) |
23 (−5) |
34 (1) |
42 (6) |
39 (4) |
27 (−3) |
8 (−13) |
−13 (−25) |
−32 (−36) |
−38 (−39) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.99 (25) |
0.94 (24) |
1.91 (49) |
3.12 (79) |
4.08 (104) |
4.19 (106) |
3.96 (101) |
4.27 (108) |
3.64 (92) |
3.37 (86) |
2.01 (51) |
1.44 (37) |
33.92 (862) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 14.4 (37) |
14.7 (37) |
9.6 (24) |
13.8 (35) |
2.0 (5.1) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
2.8 (7.1) |
9.6 (24) |
21.1 (54) |
88.2 (223.71) |
| Source 1: NOAA[8] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS (2008-2020 snowfall, records & monthly max/mins)[9] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Clam Lake, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ "Clam Lake, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b Clam Lake, Wisconsin WI Community Profile/Ashland County, WI Data, 2009-01-29. Accessed 2009-01-29
- ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- ^ WDNR - Elk in Wisconsin Archived 2009-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, 2008-10-06. Accessed 2009-01-29
- ^ USA Today Wisconsin: Expand elk herd and hunters will come, 2012-09-22. Accessed 2012-09-23
- ^ "Navy Fact File" (PDF). U.S. Navy. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Clam Lake 4W, Wisconsin 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
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