Klamath River

The Klamath River is the second largest river in California after the Sacramento River. It drains an extensive watershed of almost 16,000 square miles that stretches from the arid country of south-central Oregon to the temperate rainforest of the Pacific coast. It is the most important North American river south of the Columbia River for anadromous fish migration.

About Klamath River in brief

The Klamath River is the second largest river in California after the Sacramento River. It drains an extensive watershed of almost 16,000 square miles that stretches from the arid country of south-central Oregon to the temperate rainforest of the Pacific coast. It is the most important North American river south of the Columbia River for anadromous fish migration. Its salmon, steelhead and rainbow trout have adapted to unusually high water temperatures and acidity levels relative to other rivers in the Pacific Northwest. The numerous fish were a major source of food for Native Americans, who have inhabited the basin for at least 7,000 years. In the 19th and 20th century, the upper basin became a productive agricultural region, and many dams were built to provide irrigation and hydroelectricity. Today, the river is a popular recreational river as well as an important source of water for agriculture. It includes many of the longest free-flowing stretches of river in the California, including excellent stretches of whitewater. Environmental groups and native tribes have proposed broad changes to water use in the Klamith Basin, including the removal of some dams on the river to expand fish habitat. The proposal has been endorsed by the U.S. Department of the Interior but has not been authorized by the United States Congress. It has been called ‘a river upside down’ by National Geographic magazine. The majority of the river’s course takes it from the Cascade Range and Klamaths Mountains through the high arid and high Cascade Range to Mount Shasta.

The river then turns south near the town of Hornbrook, California. It flows through three more hydroelectric plants and turns south towards Mount Shastas. It then swings to the west, entering a long canyon through the Shasta River and entering a short canyon through a high mountain pass. The final section is a short 1-mile stream known as the Link River, which flows into the 18-mile long Lake Ewauna reservoir by Keno. Below the dam, the canal is diverting water between the river flows in either direction. It eventually empties into the Pacific Ocean, where it is known as ‘The Lost River’ The river is fed by the Williamson River which originates in the Winema National Forest, and the Wood River which rises near Crater Lake National Park. It also drains into the Bakersfield River, where the river passes through the federal Klamatha Dam. The Klamathlon River issues from Klamathi Lake at Klamathy Falls as a short. 1- mile stream knownas the Link river. It soon soon turns south and flows to the Hornbrook River, near Hornbrook. However the river soon swings west to receive the river’s course from Shasta river and the Scott River, entering the high Cascade Mountains. The route takes it through the Cascade Mountains and the high High Cascades, and it takes the majority of its course from it to Shasta Mountain.

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