Klamath Basin

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The Klamath Basin is the region in the U.S. states of Oregon and California drained by the Klamath River. It contains most of Klamath County and parts of Lake and Jackson Counties in Oregon, and parts of Del Norte, Humboldt, Modoc, Siskiyou, and Trinity Counties in California.

Contents 1 Watershed 2 Communities 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Watershed

The Klamath Basin watershed includes:

• Sprague River, Oregon
• Williamson River, Oregon
• Sycan River, Oregon
• Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon
• Link River, Oregon
• Agency Lake, Oregon
• Lost River, Oregon, California
• Clear Lake Reservoir, California
• Tule Lake, California
• Lower Klamath Lake, California
• Butte Creek, California, Oregon
• Shasta River, California
• Scott River, California
• Salmon River, California
• Trinity River, California

[edit] Communities

Communities in the Klamath Basin include:

• Bly, Oregon
• Beatty, Oregon
• Chiloquin, Oregon
• Klamath Falls, Oregon
• Weaverville, California
• Yreka, California

[edit] See also

• Crater Lake
• Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges Complex
• Klamath National Forest
• Klamath Reclamation Project
• Modoc National Forest
• Shasta-Trinity National Forest

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Klamath Waters Digital Library from Oregon Institute of Technology
• Map of Klamath Basin from The Wilderness Society