Rice Lake is an irregularly shaped body of water located 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Minot in Ward County, North Dakota.
| Rice Lake | |
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.jpg) View from Rice Lake Park | |
  Rice Lake Location in North Dakota | |
| Location | Ward County, North Dakota, United States |
| Coordinates | 48°00′30″N 101°32′04″W / 48.0083296°N 101.5343987°W [1] |
| Type | Lake |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 1.33 miles (2.14 km) |
| Surface area | 220 acres (89 ha) |
| Average depth | 8.9 feet (2.7 m) |
| Max. depth | 33.5 feet (10.2 m) |
| Water volume | 1,640.5 acre-feet (2,023,500 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Surface elevation | 2,034 ft (620 m)[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The lake covers 220 acres (89 ha), has 4.5 miles (7.2 km) of shoreline, and an average depth of 8.9 feet (2.7 m), with a maximum depth of 33.5 feet (10.2 m).[2]
Rice Lake Park occupies the eastern shore of the lake.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Rice Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Rice Lake" (PDF). North Dakota Game and Fish Department. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ "Rice Lake Park". Ward County, North Dakota. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
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