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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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In December 1964, when Stremberg was in high school, a major flood wiped out a Highway 101 bridge over the Klamath River, as well as much of the eponymous town.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

Highway 101 is the only viable route between Crescent City and Klamath, population 800 or so.

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

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

By 1900 it had reached California in the vicinity of the Klamath River, hence the name locally given to it.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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