Clear Lake (Iowa)

General data

Name: Clear Lake (Iowa)
Basin: Mississippi River
Water type: Natural lake
Progression: Willow Creek (Iowa) -> Winnebago River -> Shell Rock River -> West Fork Cedar River -> Cedar River (Iowa tributary) -> Iowa River -> Mississippi River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Temperate
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Description

Clear Lake is the name of a natural spring fed body of water located in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa near Clear Lake, Iowa. It is approximately 3,684 acres (15 km2) in size. It is a popular fishing destination, with walleye, yellow bass and channel catfish. People from Des Moines and Minneapolis–Saint Paul have had homes on the shores of the lake since the 1870s. The average depth is 10 feet (3 m) and the maximum depth is 30 feet (9 m), in the dredged area of the west end. The lake has 13.6 mi (22 km) of shoreline.

Perciformes - Perches

Walleye (Sander vitreus)

Siluriformes - Catfishes

Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)

Moroniformes - Temperate basses

Yellow bass (Morone mississippiensis)

Catches