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Lake And Watershed Facts
General Information:
Land Use Total Hectares Total Acres Percent of Watershed Area Row Crop 1969.9 4867.6 59% Urban 335.4 828.9 10% Marsh 294.1 726.6 9% Grass 251.5 621.4 8% Trees 182.5 451.0 5% Road 152.1 375.8 5% Farmstead 56.5 139.5 2% Pasture 37.9 93.6 1% State Park 26.8 66.1 1% CRP 25.9 63.9 1% Hay 9.2 22.7 <1% Terraces 2.6 6.4 <1%
Lake Name: Clear Lake
State: Iowa
County: Cerro Gordo
Nearest Municipalities: Clear Lake, Ventura
Latitude: 43° 08' 01" N (gauging station)
Longitude: 93° 22' 57" W (gauging station)
EPA Region: 7
USGS Major Basin Name: Upper Mississippi
USGS Minor Basin Name: Iowa-Skunk-Wapsipinicon
USGS Hydrologic Unit Code: 07080203
Major Tributaries: Ventura Marsh
Receiving Water Body: Clear Creek
Lake Information:
Lake surface area: 1,468 hectares (3625 Ac)
Maximum depth: 5.9 meters (19.2 ft)
Mean depth: 2.9 meters (9.6 ft)
Volume: 42,054,656 m3 (34,080 Ac-ft)
Length of shoreline: 22.7 kilometers (14.1 mi)
Shoreline development index: 1.60
Hydraulic residence time: 1.6 years
Watershed Information:
Watershed area: 3,420 hectares (8,454 Ac)
Watershed area/Lake area ratio: 2.3
Watershed Land Use:
Source: Clear Lake Diagnostic and Feasibility Study