Rice Lake (Wadena County, Minnesota)

Rice Lake is a lake in Wadena County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Rice Lake
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Rice Lake
LocationWadena County, Minnesota
Coordinates46°41′15″N 94°58′58″W / 46.68750°N 94.98278°W / 46.68750; -94.98278
Typelake

Rice Lake was so named on account of the wild rice which grows naturally within this lake.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rice Lake (Wadena County, Minnesota)
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 563.