There are many "Rice Lakes" in Minnesota. Our Rice Lake is in Stearns County, Central Minnesota, in the south-central part of the county. Click here to display a map of our lake and the roads that service it. The following table provides information on Rice Lake. You can also find extensive information on the Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources (MNDNR) "Lake Finder" web site. Click here to check that out. Enter "Lake ID" as 730196.     INFORMATION ITEMS   ANSWER   Watershed   North Fork of the Crow River   Major Basin   Upper Mississippi River Basin   Ecoregion   North Central Hardwood Forest (CHF)   Location   Stearns County   Lake ID   73-0196   Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)   70102040107   Lake Surface Area   1,649 acres   Littoral Area (area of lake less than 2 meters deep)   958 acres   Maximum Depth   41 feet   Mean (average) depth   9 feet (estimated)   Volume   14,966 acre-feet (estimated)   Watershed/Lake surface ratio   85:1   Public Access Points     # 1: End of 180th Street on west side of Rice Lake (“Schaumann’s Bay”) #2: End of 253rd Street on south end of Rice Lake   One Inlet and One Outlet   (North Fork Crow River) both in southwest corner of Rice Lake   Ordinary High Water (OHW) Elevation   1125.1 feet above Mean Sea Level   Highest recorded water elevation   1128.16 ft., on June 24, 1986   Lowest recorded water elevation   1121.22 ft., on September 9, 1988   Average water level   1123.22 ft.   Average water clarity   4.9 ft.