Klamath Falls

City and administrative headquarters of Klamath County, southwestern Oregon, at the southern end of Upper Klamath Lake, 24 km/15 mi north of the California border; population (2000) 19,500. It is the major marketing and distribution centre of southern Oregon. Its industries include lumber milling, plywood making, shipbuilding, and the processing of livestock, grain, and potatoes.

The city, settled in 1867, is situated in the eastern foothills of the Cascade Mountains, at the source of the Klamath River, and is a gateway to Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, Crater Lake National Park, and Winema National Forest. The Oregon Institute of Technology (1947) is here.