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Kayak launch on the Deschutes River at Cove Palisades State Park, Oregon, USA Royalty Free Stock Photo

The one-lane bridge over the Deschutes River at Cove Palisades State Park in Oregon, USA Royalty Free Stock Photo

Patterns in the basalt cliffs above the Crooked River at Cove Palisades State Park, Oregon, USA Royalty Free Stock Photo

Aerial view of the boat launch and marina off season at Cove Palisades State Park, Oregon, USA Royalty Free Stock Photo

Concrete anchors for the cables supporting the bridge over the Deschutes River at Cove Palisades State Park, Oregon, USA Royalty Free Stock Photo

Detail of the metal girders and cable of the bridge over the Deschutes River at Cove Palisades State Park, Oregon, USA Royalty Free Stock Photo

Panorama of the river from the Deschutes Canyon Boat Ramp at Cove Palisades State Park, Oregon, USA Royalty Free Stock Photo

The east approach to the one-lane bridge over the Deschutes River at Cove Palisades State Park, Oregon, USA Royalty Free Stock Photo

Aerial view of the canyon and bridge crossing the Deschutes River at Cove Palisades State Park in Oregon, USA Royalty Free Stock Photo

A one-lane suspension bridge spans across the Deschutes River at Cove Palisades State Park, Oregon, USA Royalty Free Stock Photo

Panorama of the basalt cliffs towering above the Crooked River at Cove Palisades State Park in Oregon, USA Royalty Free Stock Photo

Aerial view of SW Jordan road curving along the Crooked River at Cove Palisades State Park, Oregon, USA Royalty Free Stock Photo

A switchback on SW Jordan Road overlooks the Deschutes River at Cove Palisades State Park, Oregon, USA Royalty Free Stock Photo

Lake Billy Chinook was formed by the 1964 construction of Round Butte hydroelectric dam on the Deschutes River downstream from its confluence with the Crooked and Metolius Rivers, within a 400 foot deep canyon cut through volcanic basalt layers. The area now encompasses the Cove Palisades State Park, west of Culver, Oregon. Mount Hood is seen on the distant horizon. Photo taken May 10th, 2009.