Public access
Rice Lake
Le Sueur County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Phelps Lake
Public access
Phelps Lake is a 303-acre lake in Rice County, 8 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2015. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 66006200
- County
- Rice
- Surface area
- 303 acres
- Maximum depth
- 8 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 303 acres, 100% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 3.0 miles
- Average water clarity
- 0.9 feet (Secchi disk, 1 readings)
- Nearest town (DNR)
- Wheatland
- Latest DNR fish survey
- August 2015, standard survey
- Surveys on record
- 6, since 1990
- Game fish caught in the 2015 survey
- bluegill 2,007, yellow perch 176, green sunfish 7, northern pike 3, hybrid sunfish 3, black crappie 1
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, crappie, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, sunfish, walleye, yellow perch, and 7 other species
- Cody/Phelps Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, gravel ramp, 1 dock, 8 trailer spaces, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested
- Size
- 100 to 499 acres
- Deepest point
- Under 15 feet
- Public access
- Yes
Sources
- Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
Checked September 24, 2026 - Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites
Checked September 24, 2026
Survey catches show what DNR nets and electrofishing found on the survey date, not how the fishing is today. Check the current regulations and the Department of Health advice before you keep fish, and confirm access conditions before you tow a boat.