---
type: lake
name: "Rice Lake"
county: "Aitkin"
nearest_town: "Thor"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 3684
max_depth_ft: 4.5
latitude: 46.51176
longitude: -93.37135
lake_score: 22
dnr_lake_id: "01006700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/rice-lake
---

# Rice Lake

Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, near Thor

- **Surface Area**: 3,684 acres
- **Max Depth**: 5 ft
- **Shoreline**: 10.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 22/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Rice Lake is a 3,684-acre lake near Thor in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It reaches 5 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 10.5 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 2 among the 67 Aitkin County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2019.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 7
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2019
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Dam Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/dam-lake) - 4.4 miles, 598 acres
- [Portage Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/portage-lake) - 5.6 miles, 372 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/long-lake) - 5.9 miles, 435 acres
- [Swamp Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/swamp-lake) - 6.6 miles, 272 acres
- [Turner Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/turner-lake) - 7 miles, 63 acres
- [Rock Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/rock-lake) - 8.1 miles, 341 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.51176,-93.37135)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=01006700)
- [All lakes in Aitkin County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/rice-lake)*