Rice Lake (Barron County, Wisconsin)

Rice Lake
Location of lake in Wisconsin.
Location of lake in Wisconsin.
Rice Lake
LocationBarron County, Wisconsin
Coordinates45°30′57″N 91°43′42″W / 45.51583°N 91.72833°W / 45.51583; -91.72833
TypeLake

Rice Lake is a lake in Barron County, Wisconsin, in the United States.[1] It is one of several lakes that the Red Cedar River flows through. The city of Rice Lake, Wisconsin is beside it. Rice Lake is an 859-acre lake located in Barron County. It has a maximum depth of 19 feet.[2]

History

The lake was named from the wild rice which was abundant there.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rice Lake (Barron County, Wisconsin)
  2. ^ "Rice Lake". dnr.wi.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  3. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 189.


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