Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
Sprague River is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States.[2] It is about 45 miles (72 km) northeast of Klamath Falls near the Sprague River, northwest of Oregon Route 140.[4]
History
The Sprague River was named for Captain Franklin B. Sprague, who participated in the Snake and Paiute Indian wars, and was in command of Fort Klamath in 1866.[6] His name was applied to the river by 1864, and perhaps earlier.[6] The Klamath name for the stream was Plai or Plaikni Koke.[6] Koke was the generic word for "river" and plai meant the river came from upper or higher country.[6] Sprague River post office, named after the stream, was established September 14, 1923, with Benjamin E. Wolford as the first postmaster.[6] There was an earlier post office named Sprague River farther east and upstream of the current community, at the site of the current town of Bly, Oregon[6]
Sprague River had a station on the Oregon, California and Eastern Railway,[6] which by 1927 reached from Klamath Falls to Bly.[7] A 1941 timetable lists Sprague River as the 12th stop east of Klamath Falls between East Switch Back and Beatty.[8] After 1990, the rail line near Sprague River became part of a rail trail, the OC&E Woods Line State Trail, managed by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.[7]
At one time there was a sawmill in Sprague River, which shut down in 1943. There was also a box factory.[9]
Climate
Sprague River has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb) according to the Köppen climate classification system.
| Climate data for Sprague
|
| Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Record high °F (°C)
|
59
(15)
|
67
(19)
|
80
(27)
|
83
(28)
|
94
(34)
|
99
(37)
|
102
(39)
|
104
(40)
|
101
(38)
|
90
(32)
|
72
(22)
|
65
(18)
|
104
(40)
|
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C)
|
39.1
(3.9)
|
44.4
(6.9)
|
49.6
(9.8)
|
57.6
(14.2)
|
66.8
(19.3)
|
75.1
(23.9)
|
84.5
(29.2)
|
83.8
(28.8)
|
76.8
(24.9)
|
65
(18)
|
48.1
(8.9)
|
39.7
(4.3)
|
60.9
(16.1)
|
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C)
|
16.7
(−8.5)
|
20.4
(−6.4)
|
23.4
(−4.8)
|
26
(−3)
|
31.8
(−0.1)
|
37.5
(3.1)
|
41.5
(5.3)
|
39.7
(4.3)
|
32.4
(0.2)
|
25.9
(−3.4)
|
22.9
(−5.1)
|
17.4
(−8.1)
|
28
(−2)
|
| Record low °F (°C)
|
−27
(−33)
|
−24
(−31)
|
−13
(−25)
|
7
(−14)
|
12
(−11)
|
12
(−11)
|
20
(−7)
|
18
(−8)
|
10
(−12)
|
4
(−16)
|
−23
(−31)
|
−32
(−36)
|
−32
(−36)
|
| Average precipitation inches (mm)
|
2.55
(65)
|
1.72
(44)
|
1.69
(43)
|
1
(25)
|
1.14
(29)
|
0.86
(22)
|
0.41
(10)
|
0.56
(14)
|
0.66
(17)
|
1.17
(30)
|
2.24
(57)
|
2.5
(64)
|
16.49
(419)
|
| Average snowfall inches (cm)
|
10.2
(26)
|
6.9
(18)
|
5.3
(13)
|
1.5
(3.8)
|
0.3
(0.76)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0.3
(0.76)
|
5.4
(14)
|
9.9
(25)
|
39.9
(101)
|
| Average precipitation days
|
10
|
9
|
9
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
5
|
10
|
10
|
79
|
| Source: [10]
|
