California Watershed

Klamath River

The second largest watershed in California.

Coho Salmon
Bull TroutESA
Fall Chinook
Resident Rainbow Trout
Summer Steelhead
Winter Steelhead
Lost River Sucker
Shortnose Sucker
Coastal Cutthroat Trout
Chum Salmon
Pacific Lamprey

River Stewards

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Relevant Articles

June 25, 2013 - Time to rethink fish plantings in the Klamath - California Water Blog

Watershed Report Card

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Overall health score: 77/100

Data sources: USGS NWIS, EPA ATTAINS, StreamNet, NIFC, US Drought Monitor, NID. Scoring methodology developed by Native Fish Society based on salmonid habitat criteria. Data reviewed 2026.

Latest Updates

NewsJan 1, 2017

River Stewards to NOAA: Protect wild fish, not artificial production.

On December 20th, 2016 78 River Stewards from throughout the Northwest submitted the following letter to NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service regarding the protections of hatchery fish through the Endangered Species Act.

NewsApr 28, 2017

Suction Dredge Mining Reform in Oregon moves ahead

NewsJun 4, 2017

River Steward Southern Regional Gathering Recap

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