Clam Lake, Wisconsin

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
Census-designated place
Clam Lake Location within the state of Wisconsin
Coordinates: 46°9′50″N 90°54′7″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  (2020)[1]
• Total	36
• Density	57/sq mi (22/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	54517
Area codes	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

Clam Lake is located at 46°8′6″N 90°34′43″W (46.164, -90.902).^[3]

Climate

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]