Coves and the main channel
Two homes a few hundred yards apart can sit on very different water. It is usually the first choice a waterfront buyer here makes.
Sheltered
On a cove
A cove is tucked in from the channel: calmer water, quieter mornings, and a view across to the next wooded point. Boat traffic slows here, which suits swimming off the dock and keeping a boat in gentler water. The view is closer and more enclosed.
Open water
On the main channel
The channel is the lake at its widest and busiest: long views, more passing boats, and more of the lake's movement against the dock and shoreline. It suits those who want the big water at the end of the lawn and quick access to the rest of the lake.
Neither is better. They suit different people, and it is worth seeing both, ideally from the water and on a summer weekend as well as a quiet weekday. Of the 239 waterfront houses sold in the Bend over the last three years, the listing described 173 as on a cove and 15 as on the channel; the rest did not say.
For sale on a cove
All 25 for sale
For sale on the main channel
All 8 for sale
