Rice Marsh Lake
The Rice Marsh Lake Subwatershed is a 3.46-square-mile subsection of the Riley Creek Subwatershed (a subsection of the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District) that drains to Rice Marsh Lake, which ultimately drains to Riley Creek.
Characteristics
Size | 83 acres |
Average depth | 5 ft |
Max depth | 11 ft |
Watershed size | 966 acres |
Impervious surface | 32% of watershed |
MPCA lake classification | Shallow lake |
Impairment listing | Nutrients |
Common fish | Bluegill, Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Yellow Bullhead, Pumpkinseed Sunfish |
Invasive species | Curlyleaf Pondweed, Purple Loosestrife, Common Carp |
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- MPCA Surface Water Data - Find historical lake and stream water quality data.
- Metropolitan Council - View and download information on lakes, rivers, streams, rain gauges and for the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area.
Factsheet

Related Documents
- Development and Implementation of a sustainable strategy to control common carp in Riley Creek chain of lakes (2015)
- Rice Marsh Lake and Lake Riley Use Attainability Analysis (UAA) Update (2016)
- Aquatic plant survey in Rice Marsh Lake (2017)
- Aquatic plant point-intercept surveys for Rice Marsh Lake (2014)
- Historical water quality and ecological change in Rice Marsh Lake (2014)