Sprague River is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. The community is about northeast of Klamath Falls near the Sprague River, northwest of Oregon Route 140.
As of the 2020 census, Sprague River had a population of 80.
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. His name was applied to the river by 1864, and perhaps earlier. 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.
At one time there was a sawmill in Sprague River, which shut down in 1943. There was also a box factory.
Climate
Sprague River has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb) according to the Köppen climate classification system.
Demographics
Education
It is within the Klamath County School District.
It is in the territory of Klamath Community College.