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Little Cultus Lake
Little Cultus Lake is a natural lake in Deschutes County, Oregon, Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. Near its larger and more popular twin Cultus Lake (Oregon), Cultus Lake to the north on the other side of Cultus Mountain, it is located in the Deschutes National Forest in the Cascade Range. Like Cultus Lake, it is named after the Chinook Jargon word "cultus", meaning "in vain" or "worthless". Location Little Cultus Lake is located a little more than directly south of Cultus Lake, and southwest of Bend, Oregon, Bend. It is located off of the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway, which winds through the terrain featuring similar natural lakes. Activities Little Cultus Lake is known for its fishing of Rainbow trout and brook trout, the latter of which was stocked by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife until in 1997. Fly fishing, bank fishing, and Trolling (fishing), trolling are the most common fishing methods on the lake. Since the brook trout are no longer stocked, they are a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deschutes County, Oregon
Deschutes County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 198,253. The county seat is Bend. The county was created in 1916 out of part of Crook County and was named for the Deschutes River, which itself was named by French-Canadian trappers of the early 19th century. It is the political and economic hub of Central Oregon. Deschutes comprises the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. Deschutes is Oregon’s fastest-growing and most recently-formed county. History French-Canadian fur trappers of the Hudson's Bay Company gave the name Rivière des Chutes (River of the Falls) to the Deschutes River, from which the county derived its name. On December 13, 1916, Deschutes County was created from the southern part of Crook County. Bend has been the county seat since the county's formation. It was the last county in Oregon to be established. The Shevlin-Hixon Lumber Company also operated within the Bend area proces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |