---
type: lake
name: "Rice Lake"
county: "Becker"
nearest_town: "Richwood"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 231
max_depth_ft: 23
latitude: 46.95133
longitude: -95.76169
lake_score: 26
dnr_lake_id: "03029100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/rice-lake
---

# Rice Lake

Lake in Becker County, Minnesota, near Richwood

- **Surface Area**: 231 acres
- **Max Depth**: 23 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 26/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Rice Lake is a 231-acre lake near Richwood in Becker County, Minnesota. It reaches 23 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Rock Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/rock-lake) - 1.7 miles, 1,196 acres
- [Buffalo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/buffalo-lake) - 1.9 miles, 418 acres
- [Little Sugar Bush Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/little-sugar-bush-lake) - 3.6 miles, 221 acres
- [North Tamarack Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/north-tamarack-lake) - 4.5 miles, 1,442 acres
- [Pickerel Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/pickerel-lake) - 5.4 miles, 361 acres
- [Cotton Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/cotton-lake) - 5.6 miles, 1,763 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.95133,-95.76169)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=03029100)
- [All lakes in Becker County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county)

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