The following photos are from the Klamath Basin Office of the Bureau of Reclamation
Upper Klamath Lake Reservoir is a principal source of water for the Klamath
project. The reservoir has a capacity of 873,000 acre-feet and is operated
by the Pacific Corp., subject to Klamath Project rights.
The "A" Canal has a capacity of 1,150 cubic feet per second and conveys
irrigation water from Upper Klamath Lake to serve approximately 63,000
acres.
Link River Dam on Link River at the head of Klamath River and just west of
Klamath Falls, Oregon, regulates flow from Upper Klamath Lake Reservoir.
This reservoir is a principal source of water for the project. The dam is a
reinforced concrete slab structure with a height of 22 feet and a crest length
of 435 feet. The reservoir has a capacity of 873,000 acre-feet and is operated
by the Pacific Power and Light Company, subject to Klamath Project rights.
Clear Lake Dam and Reservoir on the Lost River in California, about 19 miles southeast of Malin, Oregon, provides storage for irrigation and reduce flow
into the reclaimed portion of Tule Lake and the restricted Tule Lake Sumps
in Tulelake National Wildlife Refuge. The dam is an earth and rockfill structure
with a height of 42 feet and a crest length of 840 feet. The reservoir has a
capacity of 527,000 acre-feet.
Gerber Dam and Reservoir, on Miller Creek 14 miles east of Bonanza, Oregon, provides storage for irrigation and reduces flow into the reclaimed portions of
Tule Lake and the restricted Tule Lake Sumps in the Tulelake National Wildlife Refuge. The dam, a concrete arch structure, has a height of 84.5 feet and a
crest length of 460 feet. Reservoir capacity is 94,300 acre-feet.
Work on increasing the Straits drain capacity from 300 to 600 cubic feet per
second was completed in 1981. The drain conveys drainage water from Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge and from irrigated land which has been
reclaimed from Lower Klamath Lake. The drain extends from the State Line
Road approximately 20 miles north-esterly to Klamath River. The drain
removes the excess winter flows and the drainage from the lower closed
basin to the Klamath River.