Clear Lake: Basic Facts

Location

• County: Cerro Gordo
• Nearby communities: Clear Lake, Ventura, Mason City

About the lake

• Lake size: 3,625 acres
• Lake depth: average: 9.6 ft; maximum: 19.2 ft.
• Length of shoreline: 14.1 miles
• Major tributaries: Ventura Marsh
• Recreational uses: fishing, hunting, boating, swimming, nature appreciation, sailing, ice boating, kayaking and canoeing

About the watershed

• Watershed size: 8,454 acres
• Watershed to lake ratio: 2.3
• Land use:
  • Row crop: 59%
  • Urban: 10%
  • Marsh: 9%
  • Grass: 8%
  • Trees: 5%
  • Road: 5%
  • Farmstead: 2%
  • Pasture: 1%
  • State Park: 1%
  • CRP: 1%
  • Hay: 1%
  • Terraces: 1%