Maidu Lake
Maidu Lake is a small natural freshwater lake in the Cascade Range in eastern Douglas County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is in the Mount Thielsen Wilderness of the Umpqua National Forest, about west of the community of Chemult.
The lake, at above sea level, is the source of the North Umpqua River. The eastern terminus of the North Umpqua Trail, which follows the river, is at Maidu Lake. A connecting trail continues east, intersecting the Pacific Crest Trail between Maidu Lake and Miller Lake.
Maidu Lake supports brook trout ranging in size to upwards of. The lake is periodically re-stocked by volunteers, who bring in hatchery fingerlings by horseback.
