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Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge
Oregon and California:
c/o Klamath Basin NWR Complex 4009 Hill Road Tulelake, CA 96134 (530) 667-2231
Directions: Located on the California-Oregon border 24 miles S of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This
refuge has several entrances. Write for map
Primary Wildlife: Peak of nearly one million waterfowl use the combined areas of Lower
Klamath and Tule Lake during fall migration. -- Major waterfowl production area. Predominant nesting
species include gadwall, mallard, cinnamon teal, pintail, ruddy ducks and Canada geese. -- Large summer
populations of white pelicans, cormorants, herons, egrets, terns, white-faced ibis, grebes, gulls, avocets,
black-necked stilts and killdeer. -- Largest wintering concentration of bald eagles (500) in the lower 48
States uses the combined area of Lower Klamath and Tule Lake as daily feeding grounds.
Habitat: 53,598 acres of water, marsh, agricultural crops and uplands.
Recreation and Education: Wildlife observation, study, and photography. -- Auto tour route. --
Waterfowl hunting. -- Pheasant hunting.
Special Note: Refuge farming permittees annually plant approximately 3,500 acres of grain.
One-third of the crop is left standing as a wildlife food supply.
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