---
type: lake
name: "Wild Rice Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Duluth"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 2372
max_depth_ft: 11
latitude: 46.89259
longitude: -92.18481
lake_score: 47
dnr_lake_id: "69037100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/wild-rice-lake
---

# Wild Rice Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Duluth

- **Surface Area**: 2,372 acres
- **Max Depth**: 11 ft
- **Shoreline**: 14.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 47/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Wild Rice Lake is a 2,372-acre lake near Duluth in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 11 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 14.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.3 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 10 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. Special fishing regulations apply to crappie and sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 10
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Crappie, Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Fish Lake Flowage](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/fish-lake-flowage) - 4.7 miles, 3,259 acres
- [Pike Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/pike-lake) - 5.8 miles, 488 acres
- [Caribou Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/caribou-lake) - 6.1 miles, 539 acres
- [Flowage](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/flowage) - 6.5 miles, 112 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/eagle-lake) - 6.9 miles, 113 acres
- [Schultz Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/schultz-lake) - 7.4 miles, 210 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.89259,-92.18481)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69037100)
- [All lakes in St. Louis County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county)

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