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

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

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

The Butler fire, which was reported amid a lightning storm July 3, had burned roughly 8,156 acres in the Six Rivers and Klamath national forests and was completely uncontained as of Monday afternoon, Maznarich said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2025

These refuges are part of a chain including also the refuge on Upper Klamath Lake just over the border in Oregon.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson