---
type: lake
name: "Rice Lake"
county: "Hennepin"
nearest_town: "Maple Grove"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 365
max_depth_ft: 11.5
latitude: 45.113
longitude: -93.47271
lake_score: 44
dnr_lake_id: "27011600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/rice-lake
---

# Rice Lake

Lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota, near Maple Grove

- **Surface Area**: 365 acres
- **Max Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 9.5 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 44/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Rice Lake is a 365-acre lake near Maple Grove in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It reaches 12 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 9.5 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 16 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, white crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 1994.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 2, based on 21 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 16
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 1994
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Picnicking

## Amenities

Carry-In Access, Picnic Area

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil, zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 2
- **Years of record**: 21
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-04
- **Latest**: 2018-04-30

## Nearby Lakes

- [Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/fish-lake) - 1.4 miles, 238 acres
- [Weaver Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/weaver-lake) - 1.5 miles, 152 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/eagle-lake) - 3.9 miles, 296 acres
- [Pike Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/pike-lake) - 4.1 miles, 57 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/bass-lake) - 4.5 miles, 182 acres
- [Diamond Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/diamond-lake) - 6.4 miles, 405 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.113,-93.47271)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=27011600)
- [All lakes in Hennepin County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county)

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