Lower Klamath Lake

Lower Klamath Lake
Freshwater marsh on Lower Klamath Lake
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Location	Siskiyou County, California
Coordinates	41°59′27″N 121°44′35″W / 41.9908483°N 121.7431633°W / 41.9908483; -121.7431633[1]
Basin countries	United States

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

• List of lakes in California

References

• The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. New York: Columbia University Press, 2000.

External links

• Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge