Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Oregon, United States
Education
Columbian College
Organization
Tribe: Wasco
Known for
Guiding Frémont expeditions
Awards
President's peace and friendship medal
Billy Chinook was a chief and member of the Wasco tribe. Chinook was a guide for John C. Frémont and Kit Carson, who explored Central Oregon from 1843 to 1844 and from 1845 to 1847. Chinook also served as First Sergeant, U.S. Army Wasco Scouts during the Snake War. Lake Billy Chinook in Oregon is named in his honor.
BillyChinook was a chief and member of the Wasco tribe. Chinook was a guide for John C. Frémont and Kit Carson, who explored Central Oregon from 1843...
Lake BillyChinook is a reservoir in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Created by the Round Butte Dam in 1964, Lake BillyChinook lies in a...
Look up chinook or Chinook in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chinook may refer to: The name derives from a settlement of Indigenous people in Oregon...
Department. It is located on the waters and surrounding lands of Lake BillyChinook, an impoundment of the Crooked, Deschutes, and Metolius rivers. The...
gorge bordered by large basalt cliffs. By the time it reaches Lake BillyChinook, a reservoir west of Madras, the river is approximately 300 feet (91 m)...
through a series of gorges before ending in the western end of Lake BillyChinook. The unincorporated community of Camp Sherman lies astride the southern...
Lake BillyChinook Airport, also known as Lake BillyChinook State Airport, (FAA LID: 5S5) is a public use airport located six nautical miles (7 mi, 11 km)...
also available for rental at Lake BillyChinook in Central Oregon, where waterskiing is popular. Lake BillyChinook has many little coves to anchor the...
Lake Abert and the Abert Rim Applegate Lake in Jackson County Lake BillyChinook Bull Run Lake and Mount Hood Cleawox Lake on the coast Cougar Reservoir...
reverse currents (currents flowing upstream) in the Metolius Arm of Lake BillyChinook (a reservoir created by the formation of the dam) confusing anadromous...
November 23, 1859 – July 14, 1881), alias William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, was an American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West who is alleged...
miles (47 km) through the Deschutes National Forest emptying into Lake BillyChinook. The flow from Metolius Springs is sufficient to create a full-flowing...
Airport Crescent Lake 5S2 Crescent Lake State Airport Culver 5S5 Lake BillyChinook State Airport Denmark 5S6 Cape Blanco State Airport Enterprise 8S4 Enterprise...
Modoc country were John Charles Frémont together with Kit Carson and BillyChinook in 1843. On the night of May 9, 1846, Frémont received a message brought...
River (Oregon) Warm Springs River (Oregon) Round Butte Dam and Lake BillyChinook (Oregon) Crooked River (Oregon) Arthur R. Bowman Dam and Prineville...
power company Portland General Electric, its reservoir is called Lake BillyChinook. The dam was completed in 1965 after three years of construction. More...
Madras, Round Butte Dam impounds the Deschutes River, creating Lake BillyChinook. The two largest tributaries of the Deschutes are the Metolius River...
Maury George B. Currey Frederick Steele Louis H. Marshall George Crook BillyChinook William C. McKay Wewawewa Howluck Po-li-ni Paunia Egan Paulina Oytes...
forces in the Powder River Battles Snake War United States George Crook BillyChinook – chief and member of the Wasco tribe and served the United States as...
Middle Fork Willamette River John C. Boyle Dam – Klamath River Lake BillyChinook & Round Butte Dam – Crooked, Deschutes, and Metolius rivers Lake Bonneville...
murder of Wasco Chief Queapama. This party was led by First Sergeant BillyChinook and other Wasco Scouts of the U.S. Army. They attacked a Paiute camp...
Oregon, August 2, 2017.(subscription required) "Deschutes River: Bend to BillyChinook", Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland, United...
Brookings Charleston Marina, Charleston Cove Palisades Marina (Lake BillyChinook) Port of The Dalles, The Dalles Detroit Lake Marina, Detroit West Lake...
they interfered with the Cowboys' illegal activities. On October 26, 1881, Billy, Tom McLaury, and Frank McLaury were killed in the Gunfight at the O.K....
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