Rice Lake (DNR #11-0162) has 248.0 surface acres and 193.0 littoral acres.  Rice Lake has two almost equal size basins.  Maximum depth is 30 feet in one basin and 6 feet in the other basin and shoreline length is 4.24 miles.  The lake was mapped in 1969.  There is no public access but there is a navigable channel from Inguadona Lake.  The DNR has classified Rice Lake as Lake Class 29. 

 

A DNR fisheries lake survey was completed in 1990. 

 

A special population assessment targeting crappie was completed in 2008 to support the proposed special regulation for panfish. This regulation will limit crappie and bluegill daily limits to 5 crappie and 10 sunfish.  The new rules will maintain or improve the average size of crappies and sunfish available for anglers by preventing over-harvest of larger fish.  This special regulation will be in efffect for Inguadona and Rice Lakes beginning in 2009.

 

The DNR Fisheries Management Plan for Rice Lake: