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Looking east
into Montana the town of Clark Fork lies on the left. In the
background are the Cabinet range of the Rocky Mountains. The
Clark Fork river empties into Lake Pend Oreille at the
bottom of this photograph. The Cabinet Gorge dam is just
upstream and supplies power to the area. Also upstream is
the Cabinet Gorge fish hatchery. The land on the right side
of this photograph is some of the areas most fertile
farmland. Clark Fork is located approximately 25 miles east
of Sandpoint, and is the first town you find after crossing
into Idaho from Montana on Hwy 200.
Situated on
the banks of the historic Clark Fork River, its origins date
back to the late 1800's when the Northern Pacific Railway
constructed a siding adjacent to the river. The Clark
Fork River has been a source of commerce and recreation for
decades. Clark Fork was named in honor of William Clark who
along with Meriweather Lewis headed the expedition to the
west in 1804. It is believed the Lewis
and Clark party encountered the present day Clark
Fork river near Missoula in October of 1805.
Today nestled
in the shadows of the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness Area,
Clark Fork still retains many vestiges of the old American
West. Hunting and fishing opportunities abound in the Clark
Fork valley. The Clark Fork River is a major spawning
tributary used by Rainbow, Cutthroat, Mackinaw and the
endangered Bull Trout to access pristine mountain streams to
spawn.
Clark Fork, Idaho
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