Lower Klamath Lake

Lower Klamath Lake
Freshwater marsh on Lower Klamath Lake
Location	Siskiyou County, California
Coordinates	41°55′55″N 121°41′42″W / 41.9319°N 121.6949°W / 41.9319; -121.6949Coordinates: 41°55′55″N 121°41′42″W / 41.9319°N 121.6949°W / 41.9319; -121.6949
Basin countries	United States

Lower Klamath Lake is a lake in Siskiyou County, California, that currently serves to hold overflow water for irrigation. At one time it was connected to Upper Klamath Lake.

The lake is near California's border with Oregon, and the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge (established in 1908), which covers the northern part of the lake, extends into Oregon as well.

The area around the lake was the home of the Modoc people prior to European contact.

See also

• List of lakes in California

References

• The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. New York: Columbia University Press, 2000.
• "Lower Klamath Lake". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. 

External links

• Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge

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