Rice Marsh Lake
| Size | 83 acres |
| Volume | 375 acre-ft |
| Average depth | 5 ft |
| Max depth | 11 ft |
| Watershed size | 966 acres |
| Land draining directly into | 280 acres |
| MPCA lake classification | Shallow |
| Impairment listing | Not listed |
| Trophic status | Hypereutrophic |
| Common fish | Bluegill, White Sucker, Northern Pike |
| Invasive species | Curlyleaf Pondweed, Purple Loosestrife, Common Carp |
For more information about waterbody impairments, visit the Minnesota's Impaired Waters List webpage managed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
Water Quality
Chlorophyll-A Levels per Year
Phosphorus Levels per Year
Secchi Disk Depth per Year
Factsheet
RElated Documents
- 12290 St Hubert Project Final Memo Package
- Rice Marsh Lake Water Quality Improvement Project Plans
- Rice Marsh Lake Water Quality Improvement Project Feasibility Report
- Historical water quality and ecological change in Rice Marsh Lake (2014)
- Aquatic plant point-intercept surveys for Rice Marsh Lake (2014)
- Aquatic plant survey in Rice Marsh Lake (2017)
- Rice Marsh Lake Factsheet
- Rice Marsh Lake and Lake Riley Use Attainability Analysis (UAA) Update (2016)
- Development and Implementation of a sustainable strategy to control common carp in Riley Creek chain of lakes (2015)
Related Projects
The Rice Marsh Lake Water Quality Improvement Project will construct and install stormwater-management facilities and associated infrastructure to improve and treat stormwater draining to Rice Marsh Lake.
This project, in collaboration with St. Hubert Catholic School, involves a campus retrofit that will improve water quality, reduce runoff volumes, improve ecological diversity and provide many educational opportunities near Rice Marsh Lake.
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