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Clear Lake Fishing Conditions & Water Level

Clear Lake at Clear Lake, IA · USGS 05460000 · Iowa · 43.1243, -93.3840

Current flow data is not published on this gauge page right now.

Flow
temporarily unavailable
Gauge Height
4.99 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable

Last USGS reading: Jul 25, 3:00 PM UTC

About This Gauge

USGS 05460000 is a public lake or reservoir gauge on Clear Lake in Iowa. Waderly uses this page as the canonical landing page for flow, water level, and fishing-condition checks on this water. There are 8 nearby gauges linked from this page for watershed context.

3-Day Weather Outlook

NOAA forecast data for Clear Lake is not cached on this page yet. The live Waderly map forecast will populate first, and search crawlers can still see flow, gauge height, temperature, nearby gauges, and state-hub links here.

Waderly combines real-time USGS stream gauges with weather, barometric pressure trends, and solunar activity so you know what the water is doing before you go. The "typical" comparison above is an approximation based on the historical daily median flow for this date at this gauge.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current flow on Clear Lake?

Clear Lake does not have a current flow reading published on this gauge page right now. When USGS data is available, Waderly shows it here for gauge 05460000.

Is Clear Lake above or below normal right now?

Waderly compares Clear Lake against its historical median when that gauge has enough flow history loaded. This page does not have that above-or-below-normal comparison yet.

What is the water temperature on Clear Lake?

This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Clear Lake, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.

What other gauges should I check near Clear Lake?

Nearby gauges worth checking include Willow Creek near Mason City, IA (6.0 miles away), Winnebago River at Mason City, IA (10.1 miles away), Spring Creek near Mason City, IA (10.7 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.

What is the weather outlook for Clear Lake?

NOAA forecast data for Clear Lake is not cached on this page yet. Waderly's live map forecast usually fills in first.

See the full picture for Clear Lake

Open the live map to see Clear Lake alongside weather, forecast, nearby gauges, and everything else Waderly tracks for the water.

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