CULVER, Ore. (KTVZ) – A lightning-sparked fire that prompted campground evacuations and pre-evacuation alerts in the Three Rivers subdivision near Lake Billy Chinook has grown to 280 acres and ...

by KATU.com Staff Fri, June 30th 2017 at 1:43 PM Updated Fri, June 30th 2017 at 6:39 PM Blue-green algae detected at Lake Billy Chinook (Photo from the Oregon Health Authority) ...

Although a health advisory was issued Thursday for Lake Billy Chinook in Jefferson County, the campgrounds and marina there are operating as usual, according to a news release from Oregon State Parks.