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Place Name
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Billy Chinook, Lake
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Pronunciation
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shuh-NUK
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Place Status (Type)
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lake
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Location
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Jefferson County, Oregon (OR), United States, North America
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Latitude
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44°37'N
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Longitude
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122°17'W
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Billy Chinook, Lake
(shuh-NUK), reservoir, Jefferson
co., N central Oregon, on Deschutes R.,
7 mi/11.3 km WSW of Madras;
c.16 mi/26 km long; 44°37'N 122°17'W. Max.
capacity 535,000 acre-ft. Metolius R. forms W arm
(13 mi/21 km long), Crooked R. forms S arm
(6 mi/9.7 km long). Formed by Round Butte Dam
(430 ft/131 m high), built (1964) by Portland
General Electric Co. for power generation. Warm Springs Indian
Reservation to NW.
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