Clubhouse Lake

On the LakeGrade rubric, Clubhouse Lake pulls an A: clarity at 18.0 ft and phosphorus readings still being added put it in the top bracket for Minnesota. The three sub-grades — clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a — track close together, so no single parameter is dragging the average.

A TSI value of 35 puts Clubhouse Lake in the oligotrophic range, where biological productivity stays low and the water column remains clear. The lake's 103 ft maximum depth is in the upper tier for Minnesota — deep enough for cold-water fish to find refuge in summer. The lake's 265 acres and 4.7 miles of shoreline put it in the mid-range bucket — large enough for varied use, small enough that watershed inputs reach the whole basin. Clubhouse Lake ranks 39 of 146 in Itasca County — solidly in the upper half of the local distribution.

No invasive species are currently listed at Clubhouse Lake — the lake remains off the Minnesota infested-waters roster. Bass fishing is part of the appeal: the species list runs to 14, anchored by largemouth and/or smallmouth bass. A documented public access point at Clubhouse Lake makes the lake usable for shore fishing, paddle craft, and trailered boats. The lake has a partial ice record — 8 observed ice-outs, centered near Apr 19. Monitoring depth is thin here: the LakeGrade rubric is applied to a small number of sample years, and the grade will be revised as more data accumulates.