12,000 square miles. That is the scope of the Klamath River Basin, which means that a whopping amount of water and snow falling in that vast area is eventually moving toward the Klamath River. But it arrives in a variety of rivers, streams, creeks, and springs, all in a roundabout way. The headwaters of the Wood River, for example, emanate from a large natural spring found in Oregon’s Jackson F. Kimball State Recreation Site. The aptly named Spring Creek is crystal clear, breathtakingly cold, and almost preposterously beautiful, as you can see from the photo. The spring is believed to originate 20 miles to the northwest near Crater Lake National Park. The Wood, Sprague, Williamson and Sycan rivers all drain into Upper Klamath Lake, which in turn, drain to the Klamath River.
One key goal of the Klamath dam removal project is to remove fish passage barriers so salmon, steelhead and other fish species can return to Oregon after a century of absence. Not only is this great for fish and the environment, but it will open all kinds of new fishing and recreation opportunities for the region. ... See more