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Rice Lake (Ward County, North Dakota)

Coordinates: 48°00′30″N 101°32′04″W / 48.0083296°N 101.5343987°W / 48.0083296; -101.5343987
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Rice Lake
View from Rice Lake Park
Rice Lake is located in North Dakota
Rice Lake
Rice Lake
Location in North Dakota
LocationWard County, North Dakota, United States
Coordinates48°00′30″N 101°32′04″W / 48.0083296°N 101.5343987°W / 48.0083296; -101.5343987 [1]
TypeLake
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length1.33 miles (2.14 km)
Surface area220 acres (89 ha)
Average depth8.9 feet (2.7 m)
Max. depth33.5 feet (10.2 m)
Water volume1,640.5 acre-feet (2,023,500 m3)
Shore length14.5 miles (7.2 km)
Surface elevation2,034 ft (620 m)[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Rice Lake is an irregularly shaped body of water located 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Minot in Ward County, North Dakota.

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

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  1. ^ a b "Rice Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Rice Lake" (PDF). North Dakota Game and Fish Department. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  3. ^ "Rice Lake Park". Ward County, North Dakota. Retrieved May 24, 2020.