Upper Klamath Lake
| Upper Klamath Lake | ||
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| Aerial view of the lake | ||
| Geographical location | Klamath County in Oregon (USA) | |
| Tributaries | Williamson River et al | |
| Drain | Link River → Klamath River | |
| Location close to the shore | Klamath Falls | |
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| Coordinates | 42 ° 24 ′ N , 121 ° 53 ′ W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 1262 m | |
| length | 32 km | |
| width | 12.9 km | |
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| The upper drainage basin of the Klamath River | ||
The Upper Klamath Lake (and Klamath Lake ) is a large natural freshwater lake east of the Cascade Range in southern Oregon , northwest of the town Klamath Falls , at the foot of Aspen Butte . It is the last remnant of the Pleistocene lake, Lake Modoc, and is now the largest freshwater reservoir in the Pacific Northwest . It is located on the edge of the semi-desert highlands Large Basin at an altitude of 1262 meters and is about 32 kilometers long and 12.9 kilometers wide.
Its main tributary is the Williamson River . The water flows into the Klamath River or, depending on the definition, the Link River in the south. To the north is a small canal towards Agency Lake . The Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge is also on the north bank .
The Bureau of Reclamation has been responsible for the lake since 1917 . The authority provides irrigation in the south as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project .
Green chip algae (AFA algae) are harvested in Klamath .
