Willow Creek
Willow Creek empties into the Klamath River less than a mile upstream from the old town of Klamathon. The creek is quite long and is well known. It heads up in the mountains east from the north end of Shasta Valley.
About a mile upstream from its mouth there is a place that was called Laird's Station during the stage coach days. In later years it was known as the Thrall Ranch. The old Klamath Lake railroad joined the Southern Pacific at this place.
On up the creek is the old town of Ager, the Kegg Ra.nch
and a. few other ranches, including the Joseph Ranch. The Morton Brothers Ranch is not far from the creek, and above their ranch is the Mulloy Ranch, and what used to be the Nolan Ranch.
I helped harvest the grain crop on the Nolan Ranch in 1914.
There used to be many steelhead fish that would run up Willow Creek, and I suppose they still use Willow Creek for their runs.
I don't know how the creek was named, but willows grow in many places along the stream.
George Wright descriptions