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 was ...

CULVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State Parks is asking boaters at Lake Billy Chinook to use caution and patience when boating during temporary lower-than-typical reservoir levels at The Cove Palisades ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Health Authority said Friday it has lifted the recreational use health advisory issued for Lake Billy Chinook and Lake Simtustus in Jefferson County. OHA issued the ...

The Oregon Health Authority lifted the recreational use health advisory for cyanotoxins at Lake Billy Chinook in Jefferson County that was issued on June 18. Water monitoring confirmed the level of ...

This July 2017 photo shows a bloom of blue-green algae at Lake Billy Chinook. The Oregon Health Authority issued a health advisory Thursday for algae in Lake Billy Chinook and Lake Simtustus. A ...

BEND — Bend’s Ryan Mejaski and Joe Wilhite were fishing for kokanee on the Deschutes arm of Lake Billy Chinook on April 8 without much luck when they decided to move spots. After casting into a group ...

As Mark Tobin was concluding the program about bull trout fishing on Lake Billy Chinook, Rick Arnold had to correct the television show host several times. ”He kept saying 'Oregon' at the end,” Arnold ...