Willamette Zone

High lakes stocking schedule - South Willamette District

July 15, 2023

Includes lakes in the Willamette National Forest and the Three Sisters, Waldo Lake and Mt. Washington wilderness areas. 

To help create fisheries in Oregon's back country, off-road areas, ODFW stocks over 125 lakes in the South Willamette District every two years with brook, rainbow and cutthroat trout.  

Learn more about fishing high lakes

Lake Name Acres Depth Elevation Species* National Forest/Wilderness**
Aerial 3 38' 5,400' BT & RB Three Sisters Wilderness  
Amstutz 2 20' 6,100' BT Three Sisters Wilderness  
Benson 20 55' 5,200' BT & RB Mt. Washington Wilderness  
Betty 40 28' 5,500' RB Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Birthday 3 11' 6,100' BT Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Boo Boo 2.1 18' 5,400' BT & RB Willamette NF   
Boot 4.5 20' 5,270' BT & RB Three Sisters Wilderness  
Brittany 4 29' 5,600' BT Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Burnt Top 20 28' 5,650' BT & RB Three Sisters Wilderness  
Cardiac 3.4 15' 5,500' RB Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Chetlo 20 24' 5,289' BT & rb Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Clare 14 15' 4,500' BT & RB Mt. Washington Wilderness  
Cliff 16.8 24' 5,150' BT & RB Three Sisters Wilderness  
Copepod 6.5 18' 5,360' RB Three Sisters Wilderness  
Corrigan 6 14' 5,580' RB Diamond Peak Wilderness  
Dan 1.8 20' 5,400' BT Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Deer Camp 3.5 25' 6,100' RB Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Eastern Brook 11 38' 5,020' BT & RB Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Edna 2.5 17' 5,000' RB Three Sisters Wilderness  
Eileen 7 13' 5,500' BT Three Sisters Wilderness  
Elbow 8.7 24' 5,440' BT Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Elf 1.3 22' 5,250' RB Mt. Washington Wilderness  
Emma 3.5 12' 5,190' RB Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Ernie 2.9 19' 5,400' RB Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Fig 3 17' 5,500' BT Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Glaze 2.3 15' 5,230' RB Mt. Washington Wilderness  
Grace 5.1 17' 5,100' RB Willamette NF  
Happy 8 15' 6,000' RB Diamond Peak Wilderness  
Harvey 18.8 24' 5,200' RB Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Helen 6.8 20' 5,280' RB Three Sisters Wilderness  
Honey 12 37' 5,550' BT Three Sisters Wilderness  
Horsefly 2.4 15' 5,640' BT Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Horseshoe 15.2 14' 5,040' RB Three Sisters Wilderness  
Indigo 17.3 39' 5,950' RB Willamette National Forest  
Ingo 2 15' 5,150' RB Willamette NF  
Island, Lower 4.7 16' 6,100' RB Willamette NF  
Island, Upper 6.3 19' 6,140' BT Willamette NF  
JoAnn 7.2 22' 5,720' RB Willamette NF  
Junction 21 17' 4,920' RB Three Sisters Wilderness  
Kidney 10 15' 5,465' RB Three Sisters Wilderness  
Kiwa 26 25' 5,400' BT & RB Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Kuitan 4   4,180' BT & RB Mt. Washington Wilderness  
Lard     4,350 BT Mt. Washington Wilderness  
Last 7.9 15' 5,500' RB Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Lemay 4.7 12' 4,500' RB Willlamette NF  
Lorin 6.6 17' 5,900' BT Willamette NF  
Lucas 9.1 27' 5,520' BT Willamette NF  
Mac 20 42' 5,100' BT Three Sisters Wilderness  
Marie No 1 12 35' 6,100' RB Diamond Peak Wilderness  
Marty 2 10'+ 5,590' BT Three Sisters Wilderness  
McFarland 48 54' 5,820' RB Three Sisters Wilderness  
McFarland, East 8.9 32' 5,880' RB Three Sisters Wilderness  
Merrill 4.8 11' 5,100' BT Three Sisters Wilderness  
Mickey 4.5 43 5,500' RB Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Mile 4.3 19' 5,100' BT & RB Three Sisters Wilderness  
Mink 139 70' 5,035' BT Three Sisters Wilderness  
Miriam 2.5 21' 5,150' RB Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Moody 4 16' 5,020' BT Three Sisters Wilderness  
Moolack 10 20' 4,500 RB Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Nornie 1.7 25' 5,150' BT Willamette NF  
Notch 2.3 16' 5,500' RB Diamond Peak Wilderness  
Opal 9.1 35' 5,350 RB Opal Creek Wilderness  
Otter 13.8 27' 4,600' RB Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Paddock 2.2 17' 5,420' RB Diamond Peak Wilderness  
Photo 5.3 26' 5,700' RB Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Prince 4.4 16' 4,200' BT Mt. Washington Wilderness  
Questionmark 6.3 20' 5,295 BT & RB Three Sisters Wilderness  
Quinn, Lower 11.8 17' 4,700' RB Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Quinn, Upper 15.3 37' 4,900' BT & RB Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Rigdon, Lower 19.8 33' 5,450' RB Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Rigdon, Upper 28.5 22' 5,500' BT Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Robinson 8 18' 3,950' BT Mt. Washington Wilderness  
Rockpile 4.5 25' 6,100 RB Diamond Peak Wilderness  
ROK 1.2 17' 5,400' RB Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Round 23.8 17' 4,900' RB Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Ruth No 1 1.1 15' 5,500'  RB Diamond Peak Wilderness  
Ruth No 2 2.7 13' 5,500' BT    
Salmon, Lower 6.9 6' 4,700' RB Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Sapphire 5.4 20' 5,750' RB Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Shadow 7.5 22' 5,530' BT Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Smith 7.5 26' 6,063' BT Three Sisters Wilderness  
Spy 3.7 20' 5,170' BT Three Sisters Wilderness  
Square 3.5 16' 5,470' RB Three Sisters Wilderness  
Sunset No 1 14.5 11' 5,160' BT & RB Three Sisters Wilderness  
Tenas, Middle 1.5 14' 5,460' BT Mt. Washington Wilderness  
Tenas, Upper 1 19' 5,460 RB Mt. Washington Wilderness  
Torrey 67 13' 5,290' BT & RB Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Vera 1.3 24' 5,390' BT Three Sisters Wilderness  
Vivian 12 15' 5,500' BT & RB Diamond Peak Wilderness  
Wahanna 50.6 16' 5,260' RB Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Webb 2.5 13' 5,450' BT & RB Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Whig 14.2 10' 5,350' BT Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Williams 3.3 9' 4,950 RB Waldo Lake Wilderness  
Zircon 3.7 33' 5,650' BT Waldo Lake Wilderness  

* BT = brook trout; RB = rainbow trout
* Trail links are for general guidance only. Consult the nearest US Forest Service office for the latest trail conditions.  

For more information about these lakes -- including the species stock, GPS coordinates and additional trail notes -- click here. 

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