Scattering Rice Lake
Scattering Rice Lake is a 263-acre lake in Vilas County, Wisconsin, up to 17 feet deep, with 94 waterfront parcels on its shore. Fish include musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. It has a public boat landing.
- Size: 263 acres
- Deepest point: 17 ft
- Average depth: 8 ft
- Bottom: 45% muck, 35% sand, 15% gravel, 5% rock
- Fish: Musky, Panfish, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Northern pike, Walleye
- Public access: a public boat landing
- Boating: Full recreation: over 50 acres, so open to water-skiing and boating at speed under state law
- Local boating ordinances on record: water-skiing rules and slow-no-wake areas
- Drive time without traffic: Green Bay 2 hr 50 min, Appleton 3 hr, Eau Claire 3 hr 10 min, Madison 3 hr 50 min, Twin Cities 4 hr 15 min, Milwaukee 4 hr 20 min, Waukesha 4 hr 20 min, Rockford 4 hr 40 min, Chicago 5 hr 40 min
- Invasive species on record: Banded Mystery Snail, Chinese Mystery Snail, Eurasian Water-Milfoil, Rusty Crayfish
- Waterfront parcels: 94 waterfront parcels
Questions about Scattering Rice Lake
How many waterfront properties are on Scattering Rice Lake?
94 waterfront parcels front Scattering Rice Lake in Vilas County. That counts parcels on the water from county parcel maps, not homes for sale.
How big is Scattering Rice Lake?
Scattering Rice Lake covers 263 acres in Vilas County, Wisconsin.
How deep is Scattering Rice Lake?
Scattering Rice Lake is 17 feet deep at its deepest point, and 8 feet deep on average.
What fish are in Scattering Rice Lake?
The Wisconsin DNR lists musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye in Scattering Rice Lake.
Is there public access to Scattering Rice Lake?
Yes. Scattering Rice Lake has a public boat landing.
Can you water-ski or run a boat at speed on Scattering Rice Lake?
Scattering Rice Lake is over 50 acres, so Wisconsin's slow-no-wake rule for small lakes does not apply and boats may run at speed, staying slow within 100 feet of shore, docks and swimmers. Local ordinances on record include water-skiing rules and slow-no-wake areas; the ordinance itself says which part of the lake or the day each covers.
How long is the drive to Scattering Rice Lake?
By car, Scattering Rice Lake is about 2 hr 50 min from Green Bay, 3 hr from Appleton, 3 hr 10 min from Eau Claire, 4 hr 15 min from the Twin Cities and 5 hr 40 min from Chicago. Those are typical times without traffic, to the nearest road at the lake.
What is the bottom of Scattering Rice Lake like?
The lake bottom is 45% muck, 35% sand, 15% gravel, 5% rock, by the Wisconsin DNR's record.