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590:. Its length is 74.8 miles (120.4 km),
1016:on the Clearwater system, created from the
946:; headwaters near Red River Hot Springs to
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506:109,000 cu ft/s (3,100 m/s)
52:Map showing the Clearwater River watershed
1012:The Dworshak Reservoir is the only major
726:As the river canyon cuts deeper into the
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893:; formed by the confluence of the
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1137:National Water Information System
1003:Clearwater River near Orofino, ID
40:Clearwater River near Greer Ferry
1288:Rivers of Shoshone County, Idaho
1091:List of longest streams of Idaho
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1246:United States Geological Survey
1214:"Washington State Constitution"
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23:River in Idaho, United States
682:Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
560:Middle Fork Clearwater River
454: • elevation
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303:4,285 ft (1,306 m)
299: • elevation
251:Near Red River Hot Springs,
219: • elevation
152:Middle Fork Clearwater River
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564:North Fork Clearwater River
548:South Fork Clearwater River
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616:Lewis and Clark Expedition
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750:Lake as it approaches
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583:United States, in
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107:Idaho County
1254:, USGS GNIS
1054:Snake River
1026:fish ladder
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856:Middle Fork
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63:Kooskooskia
58:Native name
1262:Categories
1198:2008-09-13
1146:2010-03-09
1097:References
1046:Washington
967:45°45′11″N
922:46°08′44″N
909:South Fork
869:46°08′43″N
844:Clearwater
804:46°29′59″N
793:North Fork
756:Washington
713:North Fork
641:naming as
579:is in the
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425:46°25′30″N
406:Lewiston,
347:46°08′45″N
270:45°52′09″N
236:2nd source
190:46°08′28″N
1036:passage.
1034:steelhead
654:discharge
483:Discharge
70:Nez Perce
1064:See also
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776:Lewiston
752:Lewiston
742:. Here,
740:Spalding
630:and the
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592:it flows
133:Lewiston
78:Location
1040:History
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948:Kooskia
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600:Montana
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