Upper Klamath Lake is a large, shallow freshwater lake east of the Cascade Range in south-central Oregon in the United States. The largest body of fresh water by surface area in Oregon, it is approximately 25 miles (40 km) long and 8 miles (13 km) wide and extends northwest from the city of Klamath Falls. It sits at an average elevation of 4,140 feet (1,260 m).
Aerial view of Williamson River and Agency Lake
Upper Kalamath Lake Watershed
Klamath Falls and Lake Ewauna in 1930
Canoe trail
Klamath Falls is a city in, and the county seat of, Klamath County, Oregon, United States. The city was originally called Linkville when George Nurse founded the town in 1867. It was named after the Link River, on whose falls the city was sited. The name was changed to Klamath Falls in 1893. The population was 21,813 at the 2020 census. The city is on the southeastern shore of the Upper Klamath Lake. It is located 80 miles (130 km) east of Medford, 250 miles (400 km) northwest of Reno, and approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of the California–Oregon border.
Upper Klamath Falls
Klamath Falls, 1909
Link River downstream white water falls, from which Klamath Falls gets its name
Downtown Klamath Falls
