Clearwater Lake, Wisconsin
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Three Lakes town. It lies in ZIP code area 54521. The Survey maps it on the Three Lakes quadrangle. It stands 1,640 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1928 USGS Three Lakes quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Three Lakes quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Three Lakes quadrangle1:48000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Three Lakes quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rhinelander quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
88 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Clearwater Lake between 1993 and 2020, burning about 77 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 August 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 August 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | WILD EAGLE |
| 7 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | SPIRIT |
| 7 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 July 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | SPIRIT LAKE POINT FIRE |
| 5 July 2002 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Clearwater Lake: 4 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elton Gensler Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Javen Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Maple Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mud Creek Gravel Pit #4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Spirit Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sundstein Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Townline Lake Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clearwater Lake in 2 storm reports between 1998 and 2021: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Lakes | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Sugar Camp | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| Starks | 13.3 miles | 9 | |
| Gagen | 13.5 miles | 9 | |
| Roosevelt | 14.2 miles | 9 | |
| Malvern | 17.7 miles | 9 | |
| Rhinelander | 19.1 miles | 9 | |
| Monico | 19.2 miles | 8 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Clearwater Lake | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5130940 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1563171. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






