Lake Billy Chinook
Culver · Jefferson County County · lake

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Lake Billy Chinook is a reservoir in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Created by the Round Butte Dam in 1964, Lake Billy Chinook lies in a canyon at the confluence of the Crooked, Deschutes, and Metolius rivers near Culver and Madras. It was named for Billy Chinook, a Native American of the Wasco tribe who traveled alongside American explorers John C. Frémont and Kit Carson in their expeditions of 1843 and 1844.
- Location: Jefferson County, Oregon
- Type: Reservoir
- Shore length: 72 mi|km|abbr=on}}
- Surface elevation: 1945 ft
- Max depth: 415 ft
- Inflow: Crooked, Deschutes, and Metolius rivers
Setting
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- Outflow: Deschutes River
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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Billy_Chinook (Wikipedia / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA). Verify access, seasons, and regulations with the land manager before visiting.
Background
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List note: an impoundment of the Crooked, Deschutes, and Metolius rivers by the Round Butte Dam near The Cove Palisades State Park Map / bathymetry image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/%7C_caption_bathymetry_____%3D?width=1600
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