---
type: lake
name: "Rice Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Oslund"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 791
max_depth_ft: 5
latitude: 47.66679
longitude: -94.05126
lake_score: 50
dnr_lake_id: "31087600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/rice-lake-oslund
---

# Rice Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Oslund

- **Surface Area**: 791 acres
- **Max Depth**: 5 ft
- **Average Depth**: 2 ft
- **Shoreline**: 8.1 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 50/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Rice Lake is a 791-acre lake near Oslund in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 5 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 2 feet, and has roughly 8.1 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2009.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR and US Forest Service. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR, US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2009
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Shorthead Redhorse, Silver Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-sand-lake) - 1.7 miles, 353 acres
- [Little Whitefish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-whitefish-lake) - 2.9 miles, 160 acres
- [Natures Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/natures-lake) - 3.2 miles, 2,249 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/cedar-lake) - 4 miles, 178 acres
- [Whitefish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/whitefish-lake) - 4.2 miles, 564 acres
- [Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/sand-lake) - 4.4 miles, 3,579 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.66679,-94.05126)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31087600)
- [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/rice-lake-oslund)*