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.http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/water_access/counties/cookwest.pdf Rice Lake has an area of 222.52 acres and a maximum depth of ten feet. 182 acres are in the littoral zone, and the water is clear down five feet. It lies 1737 feet above sea level.Upham, Warren. ''Altitudes between Lake Superior and the Rocky Mountains.'' p. 186. Government Print Office, 1891.References
Lakes of Cook County, Minnesota Lakes of Minnesota {{CookCountyMN-geo-stub