Geography
Clarkston is in the Lewis-Clark Valley, at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater rivers.
Clarkston is located at 46°24′49″N 117°2′55″W / 46.41361°N 117.04861°W / 46.41361; -117.04861 (46.413545, -117.048742). Immediately across the Snake River from Clarkston is the town of Lewiston, Idaho.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.3 km²), of which, 1.9 square miles (5.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (4.93%) is water.
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