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Water Body Attractions In Madras

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Madras is a city in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States. Originally called The Basin after the circular valley the city is in, it is unclear whether Madras was named in 1903 for the cotton fabric called Madras that originated in the city of Madras in Tamil Nadu, India, or from the name of the city itself. The population was 6,046 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Jefferson County.
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  • 1. Lake Billy Chinook Madras
    Lake Billy Chinook is a reservoir in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Created by the Round Butte Dam in 1964, Lake Billy Chinook lies in a canyon at the confluence of the Crooked, Deschutes, and Metolius rivers near Culver and Madras. It was named for Billy Chinook, a Native American of the Wasco tribe who traveled alongside American explorers John C. Frémont and Kit Carson in their expeditions of 1843 and 1844.
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