Lake Billy Chinook, Oregon in winter
While this area is in the high desert country of Oregon, they got some late winter snow this year. The water was this incredible color of deep blue.
Lake Billy Chinook is a reservoir in Jefferson County, Oregon. Created by the Round Butte Dam in 1964, Lake Billy Chinook lies in a canyon at the confluence of the Crooked, Deschutes (da - SHOOTS) , and Metolius (ma TOLE ee us) 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.
Lake Billy Chinook, Oregon in winter
While this area is in the high desert country of Oregon, they got some late winter snow this year. The water was this incredible color of deep blue.
Lake Billy Chinook is a reservoir in Jefferson County, Oregon. Created by the Round Butte Dam in 1964, Lake Billy Chinook lies in a canyon at the confluence of the Crooked, Deschutes (da - SHOOTS) , and Metolius (ma TOLE ee us) 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.