Lost River

E405779

Lost River is an intermittent river in southern Oregon and northern California known for its unusual looping course and role in regional irrigation and wildlife refuges.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Lost River canonical 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf intermittent river
river
adjacentTo Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge
Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge
connectedTo Klamath Straits Drain
Tule Lake sump system
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossesBorderBetween California, United States
surface form: California

Oregon
drainageCharacteristic partly endorheic historically
ecologicalRole habitat for migratory birds
supports wetland ecosystems
flowsThrough Klamath County, Oregon NERFINISHED
Modoc County, California
Tulelake area
hasInfrastructure Anderson-Rose Diversion Dam NERFINISHED
Lost River Diversion Dam NERFINISHED
Tunnel between Tule Lake and Lower Klamath Lake
hasTributary Lost River Slough
Miller Creek NERFINISHED
Olene Gap Canal
hasVariantName Lost River (Klamath Basin)
humanImpact heavily modified by canals and diversions
hydrologicalCharacteristic intermittent flow
partly diverted into irrigation canals
knownFor role in regional irrigation
role in wildlife refuges
unusual looping course
length approximately 60 miles
locatedIn Pacific Northwest
Northern California
surface form: northern California

southern Oregon
managedBy Bureau of Reclamation
surface form: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
mouthLocation Klamath River
near Keno, Oregon
partOf Klamath Basin
surface form: Klamath River Basin
partOfProject Klamath Project
passesNear Bonanza, Oregon
Malin, Oregon
Merrill, Oregon
passesThrough Lost River Valley
region Great Basin–Klamath transition zone
sourceLocation Clear Lake Reservoir
Modoc County, California
usedFor drainage for agricultural lands
irrigation water supply
waterManagementIssue affected by drought conditions
subject to water allocation conflicts

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Klamath River tributary Lost River
Modoc people associatedRiver Lost River
Klamath Basin contains Lost River