Rice Lake (Mille Lacs County, Minnesota)

Coordinates: 45°34′20″N 93°39′10″W / 45.57222°N 93.65278°W / 45.57222; -93.65278
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Rice Lake
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Location of lake in Minnesota.
Rice Lake
LocationMille Lacs County, Minnesota
Coordinates45°34′20″N 93°39′10″W / 45.57222°N 93.65278°W / 45.57222; -93.65278
Typelake

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

Rice Lake was named for its wild rice which was a staple food of the Ojibwe Indians.[2]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rice Lake (Mille Lacs County, Minnesota)
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 348.