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

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

Klamath is also expected to receive 2 inches.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

Klamath weed, quite unlike such native plants as sagebrush, has no place in the ecology of the region, and no animals or other plants require its presence.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson