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Klamath

1 American  
[klam-uhth] / ˈklæm əθ /

noun

plural

Klamaths,

plural

Klamath

  1. a member of an American Indian people belonging to the Lutuamian group and located in southern Oregon.

Klamath 2 American  
[klam-uhth] / ˈklæm əθ /

noun

  1. a river flowing from SW Oregon through NW California into the Pacific. 250 miles (405 km) long.

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Moderate shaking was reported near the quake’s epicenter, with light shaking reported as far east as Redding, north into Klamath Falls, Ore., and as far south as Sacramento, according to the USGS.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

Klamath is also expected to receive 2 inches.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

Many children in Klamath attend school in Crescent City and rely upon the campus’s free meals.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

The Butler fire was first reported amid a lightning storm July 3, and has burned more than 22,000 acres in the Six Rivers and Klamath national forests.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2025

These farmlands around the refuges are now irrigated by > water from Upper Klamath Lake.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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