Clark Fork River

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The Clark Fork River is a major river in the northwestern United States that flows through Montana and Idaho, ultimately feeding into Lake Pend Oreille and contributing to the Columbia River system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
alsoKnownAs Clark Fork NERFINISHED
Clarks Fork of the Columbia NERFINISHED
basinIncludes Butte, Montana mining district NERFINISHED
Deer Lodge Valley NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossesMountainRange Continental Divide vicinity
drainageBasin approximately 22,000 square miles
approximately 57,000 square kilometers
ecoregion Northern Rockies NERFINISHED
emptiesInto Lake Pend Oreille NERFINISHED
exploredBy Lewis and Clark Expedition vicinity
flowsDirection generally northwest
flowsThrough Idaho NERFINISHED
Montana NERFINISHED
flowsThroughCity Deer Lodge, Montana NERFINISHED
Missoula, Montana NERFINISHED
Sandpoint, Idaho NERFINISHED
St. Regis, Montana NERFINISHED
Superior, Montana NERFINISHED
Thompson Falls, Montana NERFINISHED
hasDam Cabinet Gorge Dam NERFINISHED
Noxon Rapids Dam NERFINISHED
Thompson Falls Dam NERFINISHED
hasEnvironmentalIssue heavy metal contamination in upper basin
historic mining-related pollution
hasMajorTributary Bitterroot River NERFINISHED
Blackfoot River NERFINISHED
Flathead River NERFINISHED
hasWildlife bald eagles
native trout species
osprey
knownFor kayaking
trout fishing
whitewater rafting
length approximately 310 miles
approximately 500 kilometers
locatedIn Northwestern United States NERFINISHED
mouthLocation Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho NERFINISHED
namedAfter William Clark NERFINISHED
partOf Columbia River basin NERFINISHED
passesThrough Clark Fork Valley NERFINISHED
Kootenai National Forest region NERFINISHED
Lolo National Forest region NERFINISHED
region Inland Northwest NERFINISHED
sourceLocation Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED
Southwestern Montana NERFINISHED
state Idaho NERFINISHED
Montana NERFINISHED
subjectOf Superfund cleanup projects
tributaryOf Columbia River system NERFINISHED
Pend Oreille River NERFINISHED
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
recreation

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western Montana hasRiver Clark Fork River
subject surface form: Western Montana
Clark Fork River and Bitterroot River tributaryOf Clark Fork River
subject surface form: Bitterroot River
Clark Fork River and Bitterroot River alsoKnownAs Clark Fork River
subject surface form: Clark Fork River
this entity surface form: Clark Fork of the Columbia River
Caras Park locatedOn Clark Fork River
Missoula County traversedBy Clark Fork River
Lake Missoula basin drainedVia Clark Fork River
Lake Missoula basin partOf Clark Fork River
this entity surface form: Clark Fork River valley system
Columbia River Basin hasMajorTributary Clark Fork River