Lower Klamath Lake Historic
- Lake name:
- Lower Klamath Lake Historic
- Location:
- Oregon
- Latitude:
- 42.0762155
- Longitude:
- -121.8022878
- Basin type:
- non-reservoir
- Management agency:
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Region associations:
- Klamath Basin
- Comments:
- Part of the Klamath Basin, the Bureau of Reclamation dammed the historical lake to drain it for agriculture in 1905. Remnants of the wetlands remain on the California-Oregon border. These coordinates from Ivey's database.
Summary of Surveys (1)
Survey Citation:
Ivey, G. 2006. Atlases of waterbird nesting sites for California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Region 1 Non Game Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon.
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Type
boat -
Time period
1905, 1906 -
Source
Database -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | >1000 | thousands | 1905 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | 1906 |
| Max Nests | >1000 | thousands | 1905 |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | presence | 1906 |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
Exact location is uncertain. "Several thousand" nests observed in 1905 but no numbers provided. Nesting also observed in 1906 but no numbers so noted as present.
Sources of Information
- Ivey, G. n.d. Region 1 Non Game Oregon Waterbird Atlas.
- Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges