- Klamath River - Wikipedia
The Klamath River is the third-largest salmon and steelhead producing river on the west coast of the contiguous United States
- Klamath River Basin - NOAA Fisheries
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
- Klamath River | Oregon, California, Salmon, Yurok, Pacific Coast . . .
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
- Klamath River - American Rivers
The Klamath River flows from a broad patchwork of lakes and marshes at the foot of the Cascade Mountains on the California-Oregon border and winds southwest into California
- Recent Accomplishments: Tracking Salmon in the Changing Klamath River
Following the removal of four hydroelectric dams in 2024 – the largest such project in US history – the Klamath River flowed unimpeded below the Keno Dam for the first time in 102 years, and miles of historical spawning grounds became freely accessible to migrating salmon and steelhead trout
- Klamath River | Trout Unlimited Priority Waters
Overview The Klamath River drains an extensive watershed that stretches from the high desert of south-central Oregon to the cool, rainy redwood forests of the northern California coast On the West Coast, only the Columbia and Sacramento Rivers produced more salmon historically
- Undamming the Klamath - NASA Science
The result, at first, was a rush of sediment that muddied the waters of the Klamath River As the river flowed toward the Pacific Ocean, water levels lowered, exposing previously submerged land to sunlight In this time series, you can see the Klamath turn murky brown with sediment, then watch as its reservoirs drain into a thin stream
- Flowing free: The Klamath River’s journey to restoration
In 2024, the Klamath River finally broke free The largest dam removal in history dismantled the Copco No 1, Copco No 2, J C Boyle, and Iron Gate dams, restoring the river’s flow and reconnecting over 420 miles of salmon habitat
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