---
type: lake
name: "Little Rice Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Bass Brook (subdivision)"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 139
max_depth_ft: 32
latitude: 47.23523
longitude: -93.70425
lake_score: 26
dnr_lake_id: "31071600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-rice-lake
---

# Little Rice Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Bass Brook (subdivision)

- **Surface Area**: 139 acres
- **Max Depth**: 32 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 26/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Little Rice Lake is a 139-acre lake near Bass Brook (subdivision) in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 32 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2 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

- [Guile Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/guile-lake) - 1.3 miles, 88 acres
- [Rice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/rice-lake) - 1.7 miles, 863 acres
- [Blackwater Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/blackwater-lake) - 2.3 miles, 601 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/long-lake-grand-rapids) - 2.8 miles, 134 acres
- [Loon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/loon-lake) - 2.8 miles, 231 acres
- [Jay Gould Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/jay-gould-lake) - 3.4 miles, 552 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.23523,-93.70425)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31071600)
- [All lakes in Itasca County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county)

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