Rice Lake
Iron County, Wisconsin · WBIC 2300600
Size
125 acres
Max depth
21 ft
DNR lake type
Complex, Riverine
Water clarity
5 ft
Moderate, measured Jul 2024
A river-like water type, with flow instead of a still basin. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.
Outline
Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1981), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
5 ft Secchi depthModerate
Last measured Jul 23, 2024. 102 readings on record, 2009 to 2024.
Typical summer clarity (June to September): 4.6 ft, low, from 67 readings (2012 to 2024).
Secchi depth is how far down a white disk stays visible. A bigger number means clearer water. Clear means a Secchi depth of 10 feet or more, moderate 5 to 10 feet, low under 5 feet.
Wisconsin DNR water monitoring (volunteer and staff), via the Water Quality Portal; station Rice Lake - (43 03e 23) Deep Hole. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 22 (Apr 15 to Apr 27)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 30 (Apr 19 to May 8)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 26 (May 22 to Jun 1)
- June surface69°F, usually 68 to 71°F
- July surface75°F, usually 74 to 76°F
- August surface71°F, usually 70 to 73°F
Forms a warm top layer around May 23, lasting about 72 days.
A computer model of this lake's typical weather and water, built from 15 years, 2005 to 2019. Ranges show the middle half of years. The model was not calibrated against measured temperatures for this lake. It is an estimate, not a measurement.
Modeled: U.S. Geological Survey lake temperature data release (doi:10.5066/P9CA6XP8).
Today at the lake
Forecast: National Weather Service (no endorsement implied). Sunrise, sunset and moon phase are calculated. The moon phase can be a day off.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas1972; 1 record
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus1985; 1 record
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1961 to 1985; 4 records
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1985; 1 record
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy1972 to 1985; 5 records
- Northern Pike Esox lucius1972; 3 records
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus1961 to 1985; 5 records
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris1961 to 1985; 5 records
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu1961 to 1985; 3 records
- Walleye Sander vitreus1961 to 1985; 6 records
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1972; 2 records
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens1961 to 1985; 5 records
Recorded in open fish survey and museum records (GBIF). A record shows a fish was found near this lake in that year, not that it is there now, and says nothing about how many. Most coordinates are rounded to about 1 km, so a record is attached only when one lake is the clear match.
Open fish survey and museum records from GBIF; datasets are listed on the sources page. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
More lakes in Iron County
- Echo Lake0.7 miles away
- Hazel Lake1.2 miles away
- Bear Lake1.2 miles away
- Kinder Lake1.2 miles away
- Lake Tahoe1.4 miles away
- Grand Portage Lake1.5 miles away
Where this comes from
- Size, depth and lake typeWisconsin DNR lake classifications, checked Oct 23, 2026
- OutlineWisconsin DNR 24K hydrography, checked Oct 23, 2026
- Regulations linkWisconsin DNR fishing regulations (linked, not restated), checked Oct 23, 2026
- Water clarityWisconsin DNR water monitoring, via the Water Quality Portal, checked Oct 23, 2026
- Typical-year temperatureU.S. Geological Survey lake temperature model (modeled estimate), checked Oct 23, 2026
- Fish recordedOpen fish survey and museum records, via GBIF, checked Oct 23, 2026
- VHS statusWisconsin DNR VHS status by watershed, checked Oct 24, 2026
- Depth map linkWisconsin DNR lake maps list, checked Oct 24, 2026
See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.
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