The blaze broke out on Aug. 21, north of Sisters and approximately three miles west of Lake Billy Chinook. As of late Aug. 22 ...

The Cove Palisades State Park near Culver is the getaway place when summer is long in coming to the Portland area. Boaters hitch up their trailers and head for sunny Lake Billy Chinook for fishing ...

The Oregon Health Authority issued a health advisory for Lake Billy Chinook in Jefferson County due to the presence of cyanotoxins.

Campgrounds at Lake Billy Chinook were evacuated as the Fly Creek Fire burns, Sunday, July 31, 2022 (Courtesy: Central Oregon Fire).

The Oregon Health Authority said Wednesday it has updated a recreational use health advisory issued June 22 for part of Lake Billy Chinook to cover all three arms of the lake, based on the latest ...

Although a health advisory was issued Thursday for Lake Billy Chinook in Jefferson County, the campgrounds and marina there are operating as usual, according to a news release from Oregon State ...

LAKE BILLY CHINOOK, Ore. — The section of water just downstream of where the Deschutes River flows into Lake Billy Chinook is a special place to me.

LAKE BILLY CHINOOK, Ore. (AP) — After a month of looking at weather forecasts, postponing, rescheduling and stalling, we finally made a plan to fish the reservoir in mid-January.