Lower Klamath Lake
Lake in Siskiyou County, northern California, United States
41°59′27″N 121°44′35″W / 41.9908483°N 121.7431633°W / 41.9908483; -121.7431633[1]Lower Klamath Lake is a lake in Siskiyou County, California. At one time it was connected to Upper Klamath Lake. It currently is used to hold overflow water for Klamath Project irrigation uses.
The lake is in Northern California, near the border with Oregon. The Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge (est. 1908), which covers the northern part of the lake, extends from California into Oregon.
The area around the lake was in the homeland of the indigenous Modoc people, prior to mid−19th century Anglo−American immigration.
See also
References
- ^ "Lower Klamath Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved Jan 16, 2021.
- The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. New York: Columbia University Press, 2000.
External links
- Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge
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Klamath River
- Williamson River
- Sprague River
- Lost River
- Butte Creek
- Shasta River
- Scott River
- Salmon River
- Trinity River
- Klamath Project (United States Bureau of Reclamation)
- Klamath River Hydroelectric Project (PacifiCorp)
- Link River Dam
- Keno Dam
- John C. Boyle Dam
- Copco Dam #1
- Copco Dam #2
- Iron Gate Dam
- California State Route 96
- California State Route 169