| Rice Lake | |
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  Rice Lake | |
| Location | Barron County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 45°30′57″N91°43′42″W / 45.51583°N 91.72833°W |
| Type | Lake |
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 is an 859-acre lake located in Barron County. It has a maximum depth of 19 feet. [2]
The lake was named from the wild rice which was abundant there. [3]
Polk County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,977. Its county seat is Balsam Lake. The county was created in 1853 and named for United States President James K. Polk.
Barron County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,711. Its county seat is Barron. The county was created in 1859 and organized in 1874.
Rice Lake is a town in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 3,041 at the 2010 census. The City of Rice Lake is located mostly within the town. The unincorporated communities of Campia and Dobie are located partially in the town.
Rice Lake is a city in Barron County in northwest Wisconsin, United States, on the shore of the lake with the same name. The city is a commercial and tourist center for the surrounding rural areas. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 9,040. The city is located mostly within the Town of Rice Lake.
Rice Lake may refer to:
The Chicago and North Western was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States. It was also known as the "North Western". The railroad operated more than 5,000 miles (8,000 km) of track at the turn of the 20th century, and over 12,000 miles (19,000 km) of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s. Until 1972, when the employees purchased the company, it was named the Chicago and North Western Railway.
The Red Cedar River in northwestern Wisconsin is a tributary of the Chippewa River. Its name is translation from the Ojibwe Miskwaawaakokaan-ziibi meaning "Abundant with Red Cedar River." According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the river flows approximately 100 miles from southwestern Sawyer County to its confluence with the Chippewa southeast of Dunnville in southern Dunn County. It drains portions of eight Wisconsin counties: Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Polk, Rusk, St. Croix, Sawyer, and Washburn.
State Trunk Highway 25 is a state highway in Wisconsin, United States. The route serves local traffic in the western part of the state, connecting Durand, Menomonie and Barron. It is two-lane surface road with the exception of urban multilanes within Menomonie.
The Wisconsin Northern Railroad is the trade name employed by Progressive Rail to operate 62.3 miles (100.3 km) of railroad in northern Wisconsin and began operations on November 29, 2004.
Charles Sumner Frost was an American architect. He is best known as the architect of Navy Pier and for designing over 100 buildings for the Chicago and North Western Railway.
Brill is an unincorporated community located in Barron County, Wisconsin, United States. Brill is east of Haugen, in the town of Oak Grove.
Comstock is an unincorporated community located in Barron County, Wisconsin, United States. Comstock is located on U.S. Route 63 southwest of Cumberland, in the town of Crystal Lake. Comstock has the ZIP code 54826, but no longer has a post office of its own.
Henry Danforth Barron was an American lawyer, politician, and judge. He was the 17th and 23rd speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, served six years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge, and was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate. He also held several local offices and was a member of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents. He is the namesake of Barron County, Wisconsin.
Lake Tomahawk is an unincorporated census-designated place located in the town of Lake Tomahawk, Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. Lake Tomahawk is located on Wisconsin Highway 47 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Rhinelander. Lake Tomahawk has a post office with ZIP code 54539. As of the 2010 census, its population was 228.
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Valley Junction is an unincorporated community located in the Town of Byron in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 173, Monroe County Trunk Highway G, and Monroe County Highway N.
Angus is an unincorporated community in the town of Cedar Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin, United States. Angus is located on Wisconsin Highway 48 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southwest of Birchwood.
Tuscobia is an unincorporated community in the town of Oak Grove, Barron County, Wisconsin, United States.
Granite Lake is a lake in Barron County, Wisconsin, in the United States. Granite Lake is a 155 acre lake located in Barron County. It has a maximum depth of 34 feet.
The Rice Lake, Dallas and Menomonie Railway (RLD&M) was a railroad company based in Wisconsin, United States. It was known locally as "the Blueberry Line" due to the abundance of blueberry vines along its route.
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