| Link River | |
| Name Etymology: | Waterway connecting two lakes |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of the Link River in Oregon |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Oregon |
| Subdivision Type4: | County |
| Subdivision Name4: | Klamath |
| Length: | 1.5miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | 0.4miles upstream of Main Street Bridge |
| Discharge1 Min: | 17cuft/s |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 1276cuft/s |
| Discharge1 Max: | 9400cuft/s |
| Source1: | Upper Klamath Lake |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 42.2386°N -121.8042°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 4149feet[2] |
| Mouth: | Lake Ewauna |
| Mouth Location: | Klamath Falls |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 42.2189°N -121.7883°W[3] |
| Mouth Elevation: | 4091feet |
| Basin Size: | 3810sqmi[4] |
The Link River is a short river connecting Upper Klamath Lake to Lake Ewauna in the city of Klamath Falls in the U.S. state of Oregon.[5] Draining a basin of 3810mi2, the river begins at the southern end of Klamath Lake and flows a short distance to the Link River Dam and continues 1.5miles to the head of Lake Ewauna. The "falls" from which Klamath Falls derives its name, and which in reality are best described as rapids rather than falls, are visible a short distance below the dam, though the water flow is generally insufficient to provide water flow over the rocks. The Klamath River begins at the narrow southern end of Lake Ewauna and flows 253miles from there to the Pacific Ocean.
Before settlers came to the Klamath Basin, the Link River was known to the local Klamaths as Yulalona, meaning "back and forth." At times, strong winds blew the water upstream into Klamath Lake and partly drained the riverbed.
After its founding in 1867, Klamath Falls was originally named Linkville. The name was changed to Klamath Falls in 1892 - 93.[6]