Lower Klamath Lake

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.

Lower Klamath Lake
Freshwater marsh on Lower Klamath Lake
Location of Lower Klamath Lake in California, USA.
Location of Lower Klamath Lake in California, USA.
Lower Klamath Lake
Location of Lower Klamath Lake in California, USA.
Location of Lower Klamath Lake in California, USA.
Lower Klamath Lake
LocationSiskiyou County, California
Coordinates41°59′27″N 121°44′35″W[1]
Basin countriesUnited States

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
  1. "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.
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