Rice Lake (Steele County)
Steele County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 74000100
DNR records show 7 stocking entries at Rice Lake (Steele County) since 2017, most recently walleye fry in 2025 (1,320,000 fish).
- Rice Lake (Steele County) has 7 DNR stocking records across 6 years (2017-2025): walleye (3), northern pike (3), yellow perch (1).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 3,960,000 fish on record.
- ; surface area 528 acres, per the DNR lake survey.
- Steele County, nearest town Rice Lake (Steele); DNR lake number (DOW) 74000100.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | fry | 1,320,000 | 12.4 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 1,320,000 | 11.5 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 1,320,000 | 12.5 |
| 2019 | Northern Pike | fry | 69,500 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | Northern Pike | fry | 75,465 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | Yellow Perch | adults | 3,500 | 70.0 |
| 2017 | Northern Pike | fry | 13,544 | 0.4 |
Field note · Minnesota stocks by year, not by truck day: walleye fry go in within weeks of ice-out, fingerlings and yearlings mostly in fall, and stream trout in spring and fall. A row here means the fish went in during that year; DNR adds the year's rows after the fact, so the current year can look empty until winter.
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Stocking rows, depths, accesses and survey figures are Minnesota DNR LakeFinder data as of 2026-09-02; contours are the DNR bathymetric survey. Regulations, slot limits and special rules are on the DNR page linked above, not here.
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