Rice Lake is a lake in the

Canadian province Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...

of Saskatchewan. The lake is in the Moist Mixed Grassland ecoregion in the

Rural Municipality of Vanscoy No. 345 The Rural Municipality of Vanscoy No. 345 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 12 and Division No. 5. Located in the central portion of the province, it is sou ...

, about west of Saskatoon. There are no communities along the lake's shore and the nearest highway is Highway 672.

Description

Rice Lake is a shallow, semi-permanent fresh water marsh that is an important wetland for birds. Water levels are mostly dependent upon spring runoff and seasonal rains. The primary inflow for Rice Lake is from a creek that originates at Goose Lake and flows into the south-west end. To help regulate water levels, Ducks Unlimited built a dyke across the southern end of the lake. The lake and surrounding land is part of the Rice Lake (SK 081)

Important Bird Area An Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) is an area identified using an internationally agreed set of criteria as being globally important for the conservation of bird populations. IBA was developed and sites are identified by BirdLife Int ...

of Canada. The protected area covers of land and is an important wetland for the Franklin's gull,

eared grebe The black-necked grebe or eared grebe (''Podiceps nigricollis'') is a member of the grebe family of water birds. It was described in 1831 by Christian Ludwig Brehm. There are currently three accepted subspecies, including the nominate subspe ...

, green-winged teal, northern pintail,

mallard The mallard () or wild duck (''Anas platyrhynchos'') is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Arge ...

, and the

Canada goose The Canada goose (''Branta canadensis''), or Canadian goose, is a large wild goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. It is native to the arctic and temperate regions of North America, and it is o ...

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Lakes of Saskatchewan Important Bird Areas of Saskatchewan Endorheic lakes of Canada {{Canada-lake-stub

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