---
type: lake
name: "Rice Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Luce"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 326
max_depth_ft: 8
latitude: 46.67429
longitude: -95.69936
lake_score: 26
dnr_lake_id: "56036300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/rice-lake
---

# Rice Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Luce

- **Surface Area**: 326 acres
- **Max Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.8 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 326-acre lake near Luce in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 8 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.8 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

- [Jim Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/jim-lake) - 0.8 miles, 100 acres
- [Wimer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/wimer-lake) - 2 miles, 293 acres
- [Rose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/rose-lake) - 2.4 miles, 1,200 acres
- [Silver Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/silver-lake) - 2.5 miles, 239 acres
- [Graham Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/graham-lake) - 2.9 miles, 217 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/long-lake) - 2.9 miles, 1,289 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.67429,-95.69936)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56036300)
- [All lakes in Otter Tail County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county)

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