Rice Lake (Barron County, Wisconsin)

Rice Lake is a lake in Barron County, Wisconsin, in the United States.[1] It is one of several lakes that the Red Cedar River flows through. The city of Rice Lake, Wisconsin is beside it.

Rice Lake
Rice Lake
LocationBarron County, Wisconsin
Coordinates45°30′57″N 91°43′42″W
Typelake

History

The lake was named from the wild rice which was abundant there.[2]

See also
  • List of lakes in Wisconsin

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rice Lake (Barron County, Wisconsin)
  2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 189.



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