---
type: lake
name: "Upper Rice Lake"
county: "Clearwater"
nearest_town: "Alida"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1527
max_depth_ft: 13
latitude: 47.3951
longitude: -95.29457
lake_score: 36
dnr_lake_id: "15005900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/upper-rice-lake
---

# Upper Rice Lake

Lake in Clearwater County, Minnesota, near Alida

- **Surface Area**: 1,527 acres
- **Max Depth**: 13 ft
- **Average Depth**: 6 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 36/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Upper Rice Lake is a 1,527-acre lake near Alida in Clearwater County, Minnesota. It reaches 13 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 6 feet, and has roughly 6 miles of shoreline. It is the largest lake in Clearwater County in the Minnesota DNR's LakeFinder records.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 5 fish species here, including northern pike, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 1995.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 5
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 1995
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Minerva Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/minerva-lake) - 1.7 miles, 230 acres
- [Mallard Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/mallard-lake) - 6.6 miles, 105 acres
- [Walker Brook Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/walker-brook-lake) - 6.7 miles, 95 acres
- [LaSalle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/lasalle-lake) - 7.3 miles, 238 acres
- [Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/moose-lake-solway) - 7.5 miles, 132 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/long-lake) - 8.2 miles, 159 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.3951,-95.29457)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=15005900)
- [All lakes in Clearwater County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county)

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