Cheadle Lake — Attraction in Lebanon

Last year in the spring and summer of 2021, this lake was awesome bass fishing! Unfortunately, after the city carelessly burned massive piles of debris and rubble on the bank in the fall I haven't seen a single fish.. Not even a bluegill! I caught the biggest Largemouth of my life here, on any given day you could come here and catch fish back to back all day long. From sunup to sundown.

But since the city of Lebanon apparently doesn't understand runoff, or the toxic effects of ash, melted plastic and trash. Or what that can do when you mindlessly dump tons of it into a small, closed freshwater ecosystem it could be years before you see another fish in here...

I only hope that this was done out of ignorance and not intentionally, I assumed it was common sense after the gorge fire. Despite the scarcity of that...

This lake is really quite interesting. I think that when the Old Mill was functioning, this lake served as a timber / log raft storage pond. It isn't too deep and I don't think that it is connected to the Santiam river any more, but has water in it all year round. I haven't found the access points to the shore line, and haven't seen any clearly marked paths. The water does appear to be quite filled with algae, but might still be tempting for a swim on a hot day. I think that going to one of the local river-side parks would probably be a better use of an...

This is one of my favorite places to ride my bike. It is peaceful, serene, beautiful, and full of color! People fish there, walk, and ride bikes. The walk is not shaded but it is and easy walk or ride. They are developing the park more and more so there are more places to explore. I get lots of pictures of ducks, geese, turles, egrets, and heron. And, of course, lots of pictures of the water tower. What a great place to relax, gets some outdoor activity and...