The Sprague River is a tributary of the Williamson River, approximately long, in southwestern

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in the United States. It drains an arid

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region east of the

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in the watershed of the

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. It is formed by the confluence of its north and south forks in eastern Klamath County, approximately east-northeast of

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at . The North Fork Sprague River, , rises in southwestern Lake County in the

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near Gearhart Mountain at and flows southwest. The South Fork Sprague River, , rises northeast of Quartz Mountain Pass at and flows west-northwest. The combined stream flows west through the broad Sprague Valley, past the small communities of Bly, Beatty, and Sprague River. It joins the Williamson from the east at

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, about north of the mouth of the Williamson on

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at . It receives the Sycan River from the north at Beatty. Superb trout fishing exists in the Sprague and its tributaries.

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{{authority control Rivers of Oregon Wild and Scenic Rivers of the United States Tributaries of the Klamath River Rivers of Klamath County, Oregon Rivers of Lake County, Oregon

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