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Lost River
Lost River

The Lost River is a river in northern California and southwestern Oregon in the United States, approximately 70 mi (113 km) long. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The river flows within an enclosed basin on the volcanic plateau southwest of the Klamath River watershed. A volcanic plateau is a Plateau produced by Volcanic activity. The Klamath River ( Ishkêesh in Karuk) approximately long is a major River in southern Oregon and northern California in the Its waters provide irrigation in a farming and ranching region along the California-Oregon border.

It rises in two forks in northern Modoc County, California west of Goose Lake in the Modoc National Forest. Modoc County is a county located in the far northeast corner of the U Goose Lake is a large Alkaline lake on the California - Oregon border in the western United States. Modoc National Forest is a National forest in northeastern California, covering parts of Modoc, Lassen, and Siskiyou counties The short North Fork and South Fork, each approximately 20 mi (32 km) long, flow west and join east of the Clear Lake Reservoir. Clear Lake Reservoir is a Reservoir in northwestern Modoc County California in the Modoc National Forest about northwest of Alturas. The combined stream flows through the Clear Lake Reservoir, then flows in a northward loop through southern Klamath County, Oregon, re-entering California approximately 20 mi (32 km) southeast of Klamath Falls. Klamath County (ˈklæməθ is a county located in the US state of Oregon. Klamath Falls is a city in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. It enters the north end of intermittent Tule Lake, approximately 7 mi (13 km) south of the Oregon-California border. Tule Lake is an Intermittent lake covering an area of 13000 Acres (53 km² 8

The lower reaches of the river near Tule Lake cross a ranching valley where the water of the river is diverted into multiple canals and ditches for irrigation as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project. Irrigation is an artificial application of water to the soil usually for assisting in growing crops The Klamath Reclamation Project or Klamath Project was developed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation to supply Farmers with Irrigation The ditches intermingle with those of the nearby Klamath River at the northwest end of the valley. The Klamath River ( Ishkêesh in Karuk) approximately long is a major River in southern Oregon and northern California in the

During the mid-1800s, the river was used as the route of a portion of the Applegate Trail, a trail intended as a safer alternative to the main route of the Oregon Trail. The Applegate Trail was a wilderness trail through today's US Pioneers traveled across the Oregon Trail, one of the main overland migration routes on the North American Continent, in wagons in order to settle new parts of the

The river was the traditional home of the Modoc during the 19th century. The Modoc tribe is a group of Native American people who originally lived in the area which is now northeastern California and central Southern Oregon. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar In November 1872 it was the site of the Battle of Lost River, the first battle of the Modoc War. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Battle of Lost River in November 1872 was the first battle in the Modoc War in the northwestern United States. The Modoc War, or Modoc Campaign (also known as the Lava Beds War) was an armed conflict between the Native American Modoc tribe and the


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