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The Clark Fork River Cleanup What you need to know and how to get involved The Clark Fork River Cleanup What you need to know and how to get involved LEARN ABOUT THE RIVER Spanning a vast 14millionacre watershed the 320milelong Clark Fork River has been the lifeblood of western Montana for millennia. It provides water and recreation to millions of residents and visitors supports agriculture and other industries and is home to abundant fish and wildlife. But it is deeply scarred and still recovering from a legacy of mining pollution and heavy use. LEARN ABOUT THE CLEANUP The Clark Fork River from its headwaters near Butte to its confluence with the Blackfoot River near Missoula is part of the largest Superfund complex in the country.