Clam Lake is an

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in the town of

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in Ashland County,

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, United States. It is located on Wisconsin Highway 77 near County Highway GG.Clam Lake, Wisconsin WI Community Profile/Ashland County, WI Data
2009-01-29. Accessed 2009-01-29 The entire area lies within the Chequamegon National Forest, an 860,000 acre area spread across northern Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, its population was 37. Situated near the headwaters of the Chippewa Flowage, the area encompasses several smaller lakes that host prime Musky fishing. Clam Lake is well known as the site of the reintroduction of

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in Wisconsin with a herd of 25 in 1995 by the

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, which has grown to an estimated 180.WDNR - Elk in Wisconsin
, 2008-10-06. Accessed 2009-01-29USA Today Wisconsin: Expand elk herd and hunters will come
2012-09-22. Accessed 2012-09-23 Clam Lake is the site of a U.S. Navy

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(ELF) transmitter site, used to communicate with deeply submerged submarines. It was used between 1985 and 2004 but is now decommissioned.

Geography

Clam Lake is located at (46.164, -90.902).

References

External links

Clam Lake, Wisconsin website
Census-designated places in Ashland County, Wisconsin Census-designated places in Wisconsin {{AshlandCountyWI-geo-stub