from "Finding Oregon's Best"
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Oregon's Klamath Basin Slideshow Adobe
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The Klamath Basin Natural Wildlife Refuge,
situated on the Oregon California border, includes
Upper Klamath Lake, Lower Klamath Lake,
Tule Lake,
Clear Lake,
Klamath Marsh, and
Bear Valley. This area was once huge...185,000 acres...and supported 6
million feathered guests in fall. In 1905, the water from these
shallow lakes and fresh water marshes was diverted to
agricultural use, stripping 3/4 of the bounty from wildlife. It became the
task of the US Fish & Wildlife Service to coordinate the available water
supply...to ensure survival of wildlife (the Snowy Egret,
the tiny muscovy, the clever falcon) and humanlife.
Early in 2001 the water of Upper Klamath Lake was sent to salmon spawning areas rather than pumped into irrigation pipes. Not only farmers were effected. The water that normally flowed to Tule Lake from Upper Klamath was so reduced they could no longer pump water to Lower Klamath Lake and it dried up completely. After 6-7 years of changes in policy and weather, the bird population is beginning to stabilize; the American White Pelican has a home. This area hosts the largest concentration of bald eagles in the United States! In the late 1800's. Klamath Falls (and it's subs Olene and Bonanza) was too remote for its agricultural and forest products to reach markets. Then, in 1909, the Southern Pacific Railroad arrived at Klamath Falls heralding a boomtown atmosphere that lasted till the Great Depression. A giant mural adorns the sidewalks of down town Klamath Falls, honoring the coming of this new era. When in South Central Oregon, watch for a passel of logs floating in Lake Ewauna, a gaggle of Snow Geese taking flight, and Cascades Mountain tops (Mt Shasta, Mt McLoughlin) painting the distant sky. Your vigilance will be worth it! presenting... |
Pictures of Southern Oregon -
Klamath Falls
The
Klamath Basin
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Pictures of
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Birds of the Klamath Basin ©1003 Mt Shasta & the Flying Snow Geese |
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Pictures of
Southern Oregon Birds at
the Klamath Basin ©1014 Tundra Swans on the Ice of Lower Klamath Lake |
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Pictures of Southern Oregon ©1006 Mares Eggs Upper Klamath Lake |
Pictures of Southern Oregon ©1010 Sprague River Klamath Falls Lakeview Highway |
Pictures of Southern Oregon ©1005 Upper Klamath Lake Morning |
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Klamath Basin Lower Klamath Lake ©1002 Hawk & Four Eagles |
Birds of
the Klamath Basin ©1000 Tule Lake Sunset |
Pictures of Southern Oregon ©1001 Hagelstein Park Mt McLoughlin |
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the Klamath Basin ©1009 Falcon the Hunter Lower Klamath Lake |
Pictures of
Southern Oregon ©1007 First Train to Klamath Falls - 1909 |
Birds of
the Klamath Basin ©1008 Day Old Muscovy Duck |
Pictures of
Southern Oregon ©1016 Bonanza Potato Cellar |
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Pictures of
Southern Oregon ©1012 Logs on Ewauna Lake |
Pictures of Mt Shasta ©1013 Train - Ewauna Lake |
Klamath Basin Map |
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 Press theRed Button to Scroll around "Hawk & 4 Eagles"
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CANVAS-PAINTING Klamath Basin Birds ©1017 Falcon Portrait |
Birds of
the Klamath Basin ©1004 Snowy Egret Upper Klamath Lake |
Birds of
the Klamath Basin ©1011 Black Bird of Olene Stevenson's Park |
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Paul
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