Rice Lake

Lake facts

• Surface area

  91.6 km²

  Public record · Ontario MNR Aquatic Resource Area (ARA) Water Poly Segment, Land Information Ontario open data (data used by Fish ON-Line) · checked November 5 2026

• Deepest point

  13.4 m

  Public record · Ontario MNR Aquatic Resource Area (ARA) Water Poly Segment, Land Information Ontario open data (data used by Fish ON-Line) · checked November 5 2026

• Boating rules

  Schedule 5: 10 km/h near Margaret Island (Trent-Severn Waterway km 94.31 to 95.11). Elsewhere on the lake the general rule applies: 10 km/h within 30 m of shore (Vessel Operation Restriction Regulations, s. 2(7)).

  Public record · Transport Canada, Schedules of the Vessel Operation Restriction Regulations (TP 15587), 2nd edition April 2026 · checked November 5 2026

• Fish in the lake

  Walleye, Northern Pike, Muskellunge, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Rock Bass, Burbot, Brown Bullhead, Lake Sturgeon, Common Carp. These game and pan fish are recorded in MNR lake data; not all are common today.

  Public record · Ontario MNR Aquatic Resource Area (ARA) Water Poly Segment, Land Information Ontario open data (data used by Fish ON-Line) · checked November 5 2026

• Fishing zone

  Zone 17

  Public record · Fisheries Management Zone 17, Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary, ontario.ca · checked November 5 2026

• Water clarity

  Lake Partner Program volunteer data: 2023 average water clarity (Secchi depth) 1.7 m from 6 readings; 2023 average total phosphorus 20.4 micrograms per litre from 6 samples. Latest year with data is 2023.

  Public record · Ontario Lake Partner Program open data, Secchi depth and total phosphorus files (2025 release), data.ontario.ca/dataset/ontario-lake-partner · checked November 5 2026

• Boat launches

  Provincial data lists 10 boat launch or access points on or beside the lake (2 marked municipal, provincial or federal; others private or not stated). Named public sites include Public Landing Ramp, Village Marina. Other listed launches include Hall Landing, Gore's Landing and Bewdley (ownership not stated). Check ownership, fees and parking locally.

  Public record · Ontario MNR Fishing Access Point layer, Land Information Ontario open data (points within 400 m of the lake outline) · checked November 5 2026

• Parks on the lake

  Also in provincial park boundary data: Serpent Mounds Provincial Park (marked non-operating).

  Public record · Ontario Provincial Park Regulated boundary layer, Land Information Ontario open data · checked November 5 2026

General information only. Lake rules and conditions change: check the official source before you swim, boat or fish.