---
type: lake
name: "Rice Lake"
county: "Morrison"
nearest_town: "Vawter"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 339
max_depth_ft: 8
latitude: 45.9401
longitude: -94.24515
lake_score: 26
dnr_lake_id: "49002500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/rice-lake
---

# Rice Lake

Lake in Morrison County, Minnesota, near Vawter

- **Surface Area**: 339 acres
- **Max Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.6 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 26/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Rice Lake is a 339-acre lake near Vawter in Morrison County, Minnesota. It reaches 8 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 6.6 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

- [Pelkey Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/pelkey-lake) - 3.7 miles, 104 acres
- [Pierz Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/pierz-lake) - 4.9 miles, 189 acres
- [Green Prairie Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/green-prairie-fish-lake) - 11.2 miles, 182 acres
- [Little Rock Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/benton-county/little-rock-lake) - 15.2 miles, 1,311 acres
- [Sebie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/sebie-lake) - 16.3 miles, 185 acres
- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/round-lake-randall) - 16.4 miles, 127 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.9401,-94.24515)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=49002500)
- [All lakes in Morrison County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county)

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