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

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

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

Within small areas the beetles accomplish their own dispersion, moving on as soon as the Klamath weed dies out and locating new stands with great precision.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson