The Sprague River is a tributary of the
Williamson River, approximately long, in southwestern
Oregon
Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...
in the United States. It drains an arid
volcanic plateau
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Lava plateau
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region east of the
Cascade Range in the watershed of the
Klamath River
The Klamath River (Karuk: ''Ishkêesh'', Klamath: ''Koke'', Yurok: ''Hehlkeek 'We-Roy'') flows through Oregon and northern California in the United States, emptying into the Pacific Ocean. By average discharge, the Klamath is the second large ...
.
It is formed by the confluence of its north and south forks in eastern
Klamath County, approximately east-northeast of
Klamath Falls
Klamath Falls ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Klamath County, Oregon, United States. The city was originally called ''Linkville'' when George Nurse founded the town in 1867. It was named after the Link River, on whose falls the city was ...
at . The North Fork Sprague River, , rises in southwestern
Lake County in the
Fremont National Forest The Fremont-Winema National Forest of south central Oregon is a mountainous region with a rich geological, ecological, archaeological, and historical history. Founded in 1908, the Fremont National Forest was originally protected as the Goose Lake ...
near
Gearhart Mountain at and flows southwest. The South Fork Sprague River, , rises northeast of
Quartz Mountain Pass at and flows west-northwest. The combined stream flows west through the broad Sprague Valley, past the small communities of
Bly Bly may refer to:
Places
;In the United States
* Bly, Missouri, a ghost town
*Bly, Oregon, a small town in Oregon
Other
* Bly (surname)
*Bly, the fictional setting of ''The Turn of the Screw
''The Turn of the Screw'' is an 1898 horror nov ...
,
Beatty, and
Sprague River. It joins the Williamson from the east at
Chiloquin
Chiloquin ( ) ( Klamath: mbosaksawaas, "flint place" ) is a city in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. Chiloquin was the pioneer version of a Klamath family name ''Chaloquin'', which was the name of a Klamath chief who was alive at the time ...
, about north of the mouth of the Williamson on
Upper Klamath Lake
Upper Klamath Lake (sometimes called Klamath Lake) ( Klamath: ?ews, "lake" ) is a large, shallow freshwater lake east of the Cascade Range in south-central Oregon in the United States. The largest body of fresh water by surface area in Oregon, it ...
at .
It receives the
Sycan River from the north at Beatty. Superb trout fishing exists in the Sprague and its tributaries.
See also
*
List of rivers of Oregon
This is a partial listing of rivers in the state of Oregon, United States. This list of Oregon rivers is organized alphabetically and by tributary structure. The list may also include streams known as creeks, brooks, forks, branches and prongs, as ...
*
List of longest streams of Oregon
Seventy-seven rivers and creeks of at least 50 miles (80 km) in total length are the longest streams of the U.S. state of Oregon. All of these streams originate in the United States except the longest, the Columbia, which begins in the ...
References
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Rivers of Oregon
Wild and Scenic Rivers of the United States
Tributaries of the Klamath River
Rivers of Klamath County, Oregon
Rivers of Lake County, Oregon