Clam Lake, Wisconsin
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| Clam Lake | |
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| — Census-designated place — | |
 Clam Lake
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| Coordinates: 46°9′50″N 90°54′7″W / 46.16389°N 90.90194°WCoordinates: 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 (2010) | |
| • Total | 37 |
| • Density | 58/sq mi (22/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 54517 |
| Area code(s) | 715 and 534 |
| FIPS code | |
| GNIS feature ID | |
| Website | www.clamlakewi.com |
Clam Lake is an unincorporated, census-designated place in the town of Gordon in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on Wisconsin Highway 77 near County Highway GG.[1] As of the 2010 census, its population was 37.[2]
Clam Lake is well known as the site of the reintroduction of Elk in Wisconsin with a herd of 25 in 1995, which has grown to an estimated 150.[3]
Clam Lake is the site of a U.S. Navy Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) transmitter site[4], used to communicate with deeply submerged submarines.
[edit] Geography
Clam Lake is located at 46°8′6″N 90°34′43″W / 46.135°N 90.57861°W (46.164, -90.902).[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Clam Lake, Wisconsin WI Community Profile/Ashland County, WI Data, 2009-01-29. Accessed 2009-01-29
- ^ "American FactFinder". U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/main.html. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ^ WDNR - Elk in Wisconsin, 2008-10-06. Accessed 2009-01-29
- ^ "Navy Fact File". U.S. Navy. http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/c3i/fs_clam_lake_elf2003.pdf. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
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