Oregon /
Lake Billy Chinook
Reservoir in Oregon · 4,092 acres · near Culver
Lake Billy Chinook has 4 boat ramps listed as public.
Past algal blooms
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2015, 2017 to 2019 and 2024 to 2026.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 2026
Boating rules
- SNW within 300 feet of designated swim area · 3 zones on Lake Billy Chinook rule
- All boats prohibited within marked swim area · 2 zones on Lake Billy Chinook rule
- SNW within the cove at Camp Perry South (Metolius Arm) as marked · 1 zone on Lake Billy Chinook rule
- SNW within buoyed area at Cove Palisades State Park Marina · 1 zone on Lake Billy Chinook rule
- SNW within the cove at Chinook Island (Metolius Arm) as marked · 1 zone on Lake Billy Chinook rule
- SNW within 200 feet of the Upper Deschutes Day Use Area · 1 zone on Lake Billy Chinook rule
- SNW within the buoyed area at the Lower Deschutes Day Use Area · 1 zone on Lake Billy Chinook rule
- Beaching, anchoring or mooring prohibited within 200 feet of shore between 10 pm and 5 am on the east shore of the Crooked River Arm between a point approximately 1,000 feet north of the cove Marina, as marked, and the Crooked River Bridge · 1 zone on Lake Billy Chinook rule
From the boating rules map of Oregon State Marine Board (rules zones joined to our waters and launches; not endorsed by OSMB), read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Launches
- Cove Palisades - Crooked River · Boat ramp · near Culver
- Cove Palisades - Lower Deschutes · Boat ramp · near Culver
- Cove Palisades - Upper Deschutes · Boat ramp · near Culver
- Perry South Day Use · Boat ramp
Community
Where people who fish, boat and paddle Lake Billy Chinook talk about it. Lake associations, clubs and local groups will be added as we find them.
Wikidata: Q1800864