---
type: lake
name: "Rice Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Philbin"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 135
max_depth_ft: 4
latitude: 47.16867
longitude: -93.34936
lake_score: 24
dnr_lake_id: "31020100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/rice-lake-philbin
---

# Rice Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Philbin

- **Surface Area**: 135 acres
- **Max Depth**: 4 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.2 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 24/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Rice Lake is a 135-acre lake near Philbin in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 4 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.2 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

- [Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/sand-lake-warba) - 2.8 miles, 113 acres
- [Clearwater Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/clearwater-lake) - 3 miles, 132 acres
- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/round-lake-blackberry) - 3.1 miles, 101 acres
- [Shallow Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/shallow-lake) - 3.7 miles, 539 acres
- [Hale Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/hale-lake-blackberry) - 5.7 miles, 125 acres
- [Little Cowhorn Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-cowhorn-lake) - 5.8 miles, 181 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.16867,-93.34936)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31020100)
- [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-philbin)*