Klamath Glen | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | California |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | California |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Del Norte County |
Coordinates: | 41.5125°N -123.9939°W |
Elevation M: | 14 |
Elevation Ft: | 46 |
Klamath Glen is an unincorporated community in Del Norte County, California. It is located on the Klamath River 5miles from its mouth, at an elevation of 46 feet (14 m).
Klamath Glen was once a resort community, but was largely destroyed in a 1953 flood.[1] After further massive floods in 1955 and 1964, a levee was built to protect the town, completed in 1971.[2] Today, Klamath Glen is an impoverished town on the Yurok Indian Reservation,[3] but is a popular fishing destination; an expansion of Yurok fishing rights in 1978 led to violent conflicts with non-Native fishermen in the so-called Klamath Salmon Wars.[4]