Tributaries
The Clearwater breaks into several separate forks:
- Clearwater River (west of Orofino to Lewiston-Snake River)
- Potlatch River (Latah, Clearwater and Nez Perce Counties)
- North Fork Clearwater River (stream, Clearwater County - 46°29′59″N 116°19′49″W / 46.49972°N 116.33028°W / 46.49972; -116.33028; headwaters near Illinois Peak to just west of Orofino)
- Little North Fork Clearwater River (stream, Shoshone & Clearwater Counties; headwaters in south-central Shoshone County, joins the North Fork in the Dworshak Reservoir)
- Middle Fork Clearwater River (stream, Idaho County - 46°08′43″N 115°58′56″W / 46.14528°N 115.98222°W / 46.14528; -115.98222; formed by the confluence of the Selway and Lochsa at Lowell)
- South Fork Clearwater River (stream, Idaho County - 46°08′44″N 115°58′56″W / 46.14556°N 115.98222°W / 46.14556; -115.98222; headwaters near Red River Hot Springs to Kooskia, confluence with the Middle Fork)
- Little Clearwater River (stream, Idaho County - 45°45′11″N 114°46′31″W / 45.75306°N 114.77528°W / 45.75306; -114.77528; near Three Prong Mountain to near Spot Mountain)
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