The Klamath River Basin is a 15,7511 square drainage basin that is 35% in Oregon and 65% in California. It contains most of Klamath and parts of Lake and Jackson County in Oregon and parts of Del Norte, Humboldt, Modoc, Siskiyou and Trinity counties in California. The Klamath River is one of the few rivers that flow west to the pacific Ocean. The geography is semi-desert at lower elevations and dry alpine in the upper. Sparsely populated (114,00) agriculture is the main economic activity.

For a landscape photographer the region has so many different terrains to explore. The basin has family farming and ranching as well as one of the largest commercial salmon fisheries in the country. The department of the Interior has designated the basin as a Treasured Landscape. There are four Native American tribes who have traditionally fished the Klamath. Water is so critical here that even a minor drought causes conflict with the demands of agriculture, fish, wildlife and Native American rights.

Klamath River from route 96 Siskiyou County California 2021.

Klamath River Road Siskiyou County California.

Klamath River from route 96 Siskiyou County California 2021.

Klamath River Road Siskiyou County California 2021.

Klamath River from route 96 Siskiyou County California 2021.

Klamath River from route 96 Siskiyou County California 2021.

Castle Rock Lower Klamath Wildlife Refuge 2020.

Lower Klamath Wildlife Refuge 2020

Klamath Basin near Lava Beds National Monument 2021.

Castle Rock and Petroglyph Point Lower Klamath Basin 2020.

Lava Beds National Monument Klamath Basin 2021.

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