Klamath

¹ American  

[klam-uhth] / ˈklæm əθ /

noun

Klamaths, plural Klamath plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Klamath
  plural
• Klamaths
  plural

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

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

For several years, he said, his own adult son was the principal of an elementary school in Klamath, driving to and from home in Crescent City.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 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

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