page_title: Klamath Project
section_title: Dams
hierarchical_section_title: Klamath Project / Engineering / Dams
caption_attribution_description: English: Lost River Diversion Dam built in 1912 by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation as part of the Klamath River Project in the state of Oregon
context_page_description: The Klamath Project is a water-management project developed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation to supply farmers with irrigation water and farmland in the Klamath Basin. The project also supplies water to the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge, and the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge. The project was one of the first to be developed by the Reclamation Service, which later became the Bureau of Reclamation.
  The two main sources supply water for the project are Upper Klamath Lake and the Klamath River. The main bodies of water in the Klamath Project are Clear Lake Reservoir, Klamath River, Link River, Lost River, Lower Klamath Lake, Tule Lake, and Upper Klamath Lake. The project fills these reservoirs from the spring runoff, peaking generally in March and April, and keeps the runoff from flooding the historical marshes that are a large portion of the present farmland. There are also many minor streams in the area. Lost River historically drained into Tule Lake, an endorheic lake. The project now diverts excess Lost River water to the Klamath River, allowing portions of Tule Lake to be reclaimed.
context_section_description: The Klamath Project contains seven dams, all of them on tributaries of the Klamath River itself.  In chronological order of completion, they are:
  the Clear Lake Dam, completed in 1910, replaced 2002, for flood control and water storage.  It impounds Lost River to form Clear Lake Reservoir
  the Lost River Diversion Dam, completed in 1912, diverts the waters of the Lost River into the Klamath, thereby controlling flow into the adjacent Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge and reclaimed parts of the Tule Lake bed
  the Link River Dam, completed in 1921 for flood control, water storage, and hydro power.  It impounds Link River to form Upper Klamath Lake
  the Anderson-Rose Diversion Dam, completed in 1921 as a diversion dam, on the Lost River close to Merrill, Oregon
  the Malone Diversion Dam, finished in 1923, on the upper Lost River
  the Miller Diversion Dam, completed in 1924, on Miller Creek, 8 miles (13 km) below Gerber Dam
  the Gerber Dam, completed in 1925 for water storage, impounding Miller Creek to form Gerber Reservoir
caption: Lost River Diversion Dam, completed 1912
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