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Clear Lake is a natural freshwater lake in Lake County in the U.S. state of California, north of Napa County and San Francisco.

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Apr 14, 2024
We went for the fishing as Clear Lake is touted as the best bass fishing lake in California. Over two different week-long trips we, two of us, caught maybe a dozen bass. It is TOUGH fishing, probably… Full review by rogerlI3035DM
Jan 26, 2024
This place is Tweakerville county lemme tell you. You can’t even TWITCH without seeing a tweaker! It’s literally THAT bad!!!! 0/10 do NOT recommend! Do NOT visit! Full review by Katja B
Oct 22, 2023
The single most peculiar place in California. A gorgeous volcanic lake with Mt. Konocti overhead, and it’s not expensive. How can you go wrong? Oh, you can for sure go wrong. In a word, this place is… Full review by FirstRebreather

Facts

Depth:18.29 m
Mean depth:8.23 m
Surface area:176.12 km²
Surface elevation:405.08 m

Questions & answers

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Are there Mountain and Curves on the drive from Sacramento, CA to Cearlake?
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Yes, we are in the mountains. There are lots of hills but not many curves however, if you go anywhere else, there will be curves galore!
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Answer by Deborah F · May 10, 2021
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I have heard the water is life threatening to dogs, is this true? Or is it just the blue/green algae issue?
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The water is fine. And if there are any warnings that may cause harm to your health, it will be posted. I’ve never seen that in over 30 years. But when CA has had a bad drought and …
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The water is fine. And if there are any warnings that may cause harm to your health, it will be posted. I’ve never seen that in over 30 years. But when CA has had a bad drought and the water level drops, the algae gets bad. It is a beautiful lake. It’s a Great Lake to ski and fish! Too bad Konocti is still closed but that will be the place to stay when it reopens.
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Can you take dogs
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The lake and creeks have Blue Green Alge, which is really Cyanobacteria. During the hot months, the Cyanobacteria is abundant, and dogs have died.
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