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 |
| 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 |
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