---
type: lake
name: "Rice Lake"
county: "Cass"
nearest_town: "Inguadona"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 270
max_depth_ft: 30
latitude: 46.96338
longitude: -94.16496
lake_score: 45
dnr_lake_id: "11016200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/rice-lake
---

# Rice Lake

Lake in Cass County, Minnesota, near Inguadona

- **Surface Area**: 270 acres
- **Max Depth**: 30 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.2 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 45/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Rice Lake is a 270-acre lake near Inguadona in Cass County, Minnesota. It reaches 30 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.2 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. Special fishing regulations apply to black and white crappie and sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 1990.

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 1990
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Black and White Crappie, Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Cooper Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/cooper-lake) - 1.5 miles, 133 acres
- [Inguadona Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/inguadona-lake) - 1.8 miles, 1,133 acres
- [Little Boy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/little-boy-lake) - 1.9 miles, 1,452 acres
- [Girl Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/girl-lake) - 3.4 miles, 428 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/long-lake) - 3.9 miles, 1,007 acres
- [Hunter Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/hunter-lake) - 4 miles, 182 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.96338,-94.16496)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=11016200)
- [All lakes in Cass County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county)

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