Klamath River

The Klamath River is a 257-mile long river in southern and northern . Beginning near in the Oregon high desert, it flows west through the and before reaching the temperate rainforest of California's , where it empties into the Pacific Ocean.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in northern California and Oregon, United States
  • Also known as: Chester River”, “Christmas River”, “Clamitte River”, “Clammitte”, “Health-kick-wer-roy”, “Indian Scalp River”, “Klamet River”, “Koke”, “Latsumi”, “Rio del Tlamachi”, “Smith River”, “Smith’s River”, “Smiths River”, “Tlamath River”, and “Too too tut na

Places of Interest

Highlights include Radar Station B-71.

Historic site
The B-71 radar station also known as Klamath River Radar Station, Crescent City Radar Station, and Trinidad Radar Station, was an Army Air Force early warning station in World War II.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Requa and Klamath.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , . It is on the north bank of the Klamath River less than a mile from its mouth, at an elevation of 125 feet.

Photo: Ellin Beltz, Public domain.
is a small town located just outside of in of .

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , . It is located on the Klamath River 5 miles from its mouth, at an elevation of 46 feet. is situated 4½ miles east of Klamath River.

Klamath River

Latitude
41.53306° or 41° 31′ 59″ north
Longitude
-124.08113° or 124° 4′ 52″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
84HQGWM9+6G
Geo­Names ID
5566349
Wiki­data ID
Q968640
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Klamath River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر كلاماث
  • Asturian: Ríu Klamath
  • Belarusian: Кламат
  • Bulgarian: Кламат
  • Catalan: Klamath
  • Cebuano: Klamath River
  • Chinese: 克拉玛斯河
  • Chinese: 克拉瑪斯河
  • Chinese: 克拉馬斯河
  • Chinese: 克拉马斯河
  • Czech: Klamath
  • Dutch: Klamath
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر كلاماث
  • Esperanto: Rivero Klamath
  • Finnish: Klamathjoki
  • French: Klamath
  • German: Klamath River
  • Hebrew: נהר קלאמת
  • Hebrew: קלאמת
  • Inari Sami: Klamath-juuhâ
  • Inari Sami: Klamath
  • Indonesian: Sungai Klamath
  • Irish: Abhainn Klamath
  • Italian: Klamath
  • Japanese: クラマス川
  • Lithuanian: Klamatas
  • Malayalam: ക്ലാമത്ത് നദി
  • Mingrelian: კლამატი (წყარმალუ)
  • Mingrelian: კლამატი
  • Northern Sami: Klamath-johka
  • Northern Sami: Klamath
  • Persian: رود کلمث
  • Polish: Klamath
  • Portuguese: Rio Klamath
  • Russian: Кламат
  • Serbian: Кламат
  • Skolt Sami: Klamath-jokk
  • Skolt Sami: Klamath
  • Slovak: Klamath
  • Spanish: Rio Klamath
  • Spanish: Río Klamath
  • Turkish: Klamath Nehri
  • Ukrainian: Кламат
  • Urdu: دریائے کلیمیتھ
  • Venetian: Klamath
  • Welsh: Afon Klamath

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Camp Klamath and Hoppaw.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Flint Rock Head and Flint Ridge.

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