Beginning near Klamath Falls in the Oregon high desert, it flows west through the Cascade Range and Klamath Mountains before reaching the temperate rainforest of California's North Coast, where it empties into the Pacific Ocean.

2024年1月18日 · Following years of activism from Indigenous communities and environmentalists, the removal of dams along the Klamath River is allowing water to flow freely once again, marking a new hope for...

The Klamath River is one of only three rivers that bisect the Cascade Mountain Range. Beginning in Oregon's high desert interior, it cuts through the Cascades and the Klamath Mountains before entering the Pacific Ocean in northern California.

With 286 miles classified as wild, scenic, or recreational, the Klamath is the longest Wild and Scenic River in California. Another 11 miles of the upper Klamath are designated in Oregon. The Klamath River watershed is as big as Massachusetts and Connecticut combined.

The Klamath River runs through southern Oregon and northern California and drains a basin encompassing 12,000 square miles. The headwaters of the Klamath River originate in Oregon and flow through the Cascade Mountain Range to the Pacific Ocean south of Crescent City, California, totaling approximately 263 miles in length.

2025年1月8日 · The Klamath River rises in Upper Klamath Lake in Oregon, U.S., and flows south for 1.25 miles (2 km) as the Link River to Lake Ewauna, where it emerges as the Klamath River. It then continues generally southwesterly 250 miles (400 km) through the Klamath Mountains in California to the Pacific Ocean.

The Klamath River originates on a plateau east of the Cascade Range in south-central Oregon. Among its sources are underground springs that emerge from fissures in volcanic rock; the Wood, Sycan, Sprague, and Williamson rivers; marshes and wetlands; and Upper Klamath Lake.

The Klamath River is well-known for its beautiful scenery, and paddlers are attracted to its Class II to Class V rapids. The river is also an important wildlife habitat corridor, known for its raptors.

2022年1月12日 · The Klamath River originates from the Upper Klamath Lake in the eastern part of the Cascade Range in south-central Oregon. The river flows southwest through steep mountains in northwestern California and reaches the Trinity River, its largest tributary at Weitchpec, California.

2024年5月17日 · The world’s largest dam removal on the Klamath River continues to push forward, with one dam completely removed, and the remaining three in progress. During the removal process, sediment impounded in the dam’s reservoirs will keep moving downstream.