Rice Lake (Cook County, Minnesota)

Rice Lake
Location	Cook County, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates	47°47′00″N 90°46′41.5″W / 47.78333°N 90.778194°W / 47.78333; -90.778194Coordinates: 47°47′00″N 90°46′41.5″W / 47.78333°N 90.778194°W / 47.78333; -90.778194
Primary outflows	Poplar River
Basin countries	United States

Surface area	222.52 acres (1 km²)
Max. depth	10 ft (3 m)
Surface elevation	1,737 ft (529 m)^[1]

Rice Lake is a lake in Cook County, Minnesota.

Topography

Rice lake lies in the Poplar River watershed, receiving inflow from Crescent Lake in the north, and outflowing into the main branch of the Poplar River.^[2]^[3] Rice Lake has an area of 222.52 acres and a maximum depth of ten feet.^[2] 182 acres are in the littoral zone, and the water is clear down five feet.^[2] It lies 1737 feet above sea level.^[4]

References

↑ http://www.pickatrail.com/sun/c/america/camping/crescent_lake_campground_cook_mn/map.html
1 2 3 http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/showreport.html?downum=16045300
↑ http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/water_access/counties/cookwest.pdf
↑ Upham, Warren. Altitudes between Lake Superior and the Rocky Mountains. p. 186. Government Print Office, 1891.

Lakes and Rivers in the Poplar River Watershed

Main Branch	Screech Lake Anderson Lake Corny Lake Iowa Lake Rice Lake Manymoon Lake Tack Lake Silver Lake Bulge Lake Dogtrot Lake Slip Lake Fleck Lake Crescent Lake Bouder Lake Lichen Lake Kinogami Lake Hilly Lake Lake Gust (Source)

Caribou Creek	Lake Agnes Caribou Lake Bigsby Lake Murmur Creek Pike Lake

Mistletoe Creek	Vat Lake Halls Pond Roast Lake Mistletoe Lake Holly Lake

Tait River	Christine Lake White Pine Lake Pengar Lake Strobus Lake Lake Clara Wills Lake Williams Lake Tait Lake

Barker Creek	Barker Lake Frisk Lake

Missouri Creek	Missouri Lake

Lakes over 100 acres in bold.

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, November 29, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.