Lake Billy Chinook

Lake Billy Chinook
Lake Billy Chinook
Location of Lake Billy Chinook in Oregon, USA.
Location of Lake Billy Chinook in Oregon, USA.
Lake Billy Chinook
Location of Lake Billy Chinook in Oregon, USA.
Location of Lake Billy Chinook in Oregon, USA.
Lake Billy Chinook
LocationJefferson County, Oregon
Coordinates44°35′21″N 121°21′54″W / 44.58912°N 121.36496°W / 44.58912; -121.36496
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsCrooked, Deschutes, and Metolius rivers
Primary outflowsDeschutes River
Catchment area7,514 square miles (19,500 km2)[1]
Basin countriesUnited States
First flooded1964
Max. length28 mi (45 km) [2]
Surface area4,000 acres (1,600 ha) [3]
Average depth102 ft (31 m) [2]
Max. depth415 ft (126 m)
Shore length172 mi (116 km) [2]
Surface elevation1,945 ft (593 m) [2]
IslandsChinook Island
SettlementsCulver
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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.[4]

  1. ^ "Round Butte Dam". NPDP Dam Directory. Stanford University. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d "Lake Billy Chinook Houseboats". www.lakebillychinook.com.
  3. ^ "Lake Billy Chinook". 28 June 2012.
  4. ^ "History of Lake Billy Chinook". Cove Palisades Resort and Marina. Retrieved January 11, 2014.