The Oregon Health Authority announced Tuesday it has lifted the recreational use health advisory issued for Lake Billy ...

The Oregon Health Authority lifted the recreational use health advisory issued for Lake Billy Chinook in Jefferson County ...

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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. Snowstorms ...

Oregon health officials on June 18 recommended people avoid swimming and high-speed water activities at Lake Billy Chinook in central Oregon because of cyanotoxins. A recreational health advisory ...

On Lake Billy Chinook, anglers are allowed to keep one bull trout longer than 24 inches per day, according to the 2023 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations. If they keep one, they can continue fishing ...

CULVER, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Juniper Creek Fire west of Lake Billy Chinook is now 90% contained, officials said Wednesday as miles of fire hose were rolled up, firefighter numbers declined and ...

OHA said boating at Lake Billy Chinook is safe as long as speeds “do not create excessive water spray,” the news release said. For health information or to report an illness, contact OHA at ...

Fishing Lake Billy Chinook in the dead of winter is a lot like fishing Lake Billy Chinook in the spring — only about 30 degrees cooler. Most anglers this time ...

At Lake Billy Chinook, people should avoid swimming and high-speed water activities such as water skiing or power boating in areas where blooms are present, as the major route of exposure is ...

Lake Billy Chinook is not a natural body of water. It was formed in 1964 after the construction of the Round Butte Dam, a 440-foot-high rock-filled embankment dam located near the confluence of ...

Ryan Mejaski of Bend, Ore., holds a bull trout that he caught on April 8, 2023, in Lake Billy Chinook. Photo by Joe Wilhite. Contributed photo ...