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.

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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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Example Sentences

“We just got the dams removed on the Klamath, and now you want to put another destructive life cycle interrupter in our ocean.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Bonham’s colleagues have publicly praised him for overseeing the removal of four dams along the Klamath River, leading to a salmon renaissance in their historic habitat.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

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

With the bridge out, the boys rode a bus to the river, boarded jet boats, and met another bus on the other side of the water to reach their rivals’ gyms south of Klamath.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

A disturbing example of the latter seems to be building up on the national wildlife refuges at Tule Lake and Lower Klamath, both in California.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson