Lake Billy Chinook reservoir

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Lake Billy Chinook reservoir is a large, scenic impoundment in central Oregon popular for boating, fishing, and camping, formed by the confluence of the Deschutes, Crooked, and Metolius rivers behind Round Butte Dam.

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Lake Billy Chinook 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial lake
reservoir
tourist attraction
adjacentTo The Cove Palisades State Park NERFINISHED
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
created 1960s
createdByProject Pelton Round Butte Project NERFINISHED
fishSpecies brown trout
bull trout
kokanee salmon
lake trout
rainbow trout
smallmouth bass
formedByRiver Crooked River NERFINISHED
Deschutes River NERFINISHED
Metolius River NERFINISHED
hasActivity camping in developed campgrounds
primitive camping nearby
scenic boating
wildlife viewing
hasShorelineFeature basalt cliffs
steep canyon walls
hasView Cascade Range (distant views)
impoundedBy Round Butte Dam NERFINISHED
inflow Crooked River NERFINISHED
Deschutes River NERFINISHED
Metolius River NERFINISHED
locatedIn Deschutes River canyon NERFINISHED
Oregon
central Oregon
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Jefferson County, Oregon NERFINISHED
namedAfter Billy Chinook NERFINISHED
namedForEthnicGroup Wasco tribe NERFINISHED
near Cove Palisades State Park NERFINISHED
operator Portland General Electric NERFINISHED
outflow Deschutes River below Round Butte Dam NERFINISHED
partOf Deschutes River system NERFINISHED
popularFor houseboating
swimming
wakeboarding
water skiing
region Pacific Northwest
use boating
camping
fishing
recreation
water sports
waterBodyType impoundment

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Metolius River contributesTo Lake Billy Chinook reservoir