31-120. CLEARWATER COUNTY. Clearwater county is described as follows: beginning at the mouth of Lolo creek;
Southern boundary. Thence in a northeasterly direction up the middle of the channel to the head of said Lolo creek; thence northeasterly in a direct line to a point where the Montana-Idaho state line intersects the Lolo pass at the summit of the Bitter Root mountains;
Eastern boundary. Thence in a northwesterly direction along said Montana-Idaho state line to the intersection of the same with the northern boundary of township forty-one (41) north;
Northern boundary. Thence west along said northern boundary line to a point directly north of the mouth of the North Fork of Clearwater river;
Western boundary. Thence south to a point of intersection with the middle line of township thirty-eight (38) north; thence west along said middle line of township thirty-eight (38) north, to the northwest corner of section twenty-two (22), township thirty-eight (38) north, range one (1) west; thence south to the north boundary line of the Nez Perce Indian reservation; thence easterly along said reservation line to the intersection of the same with the line running south between sections fifteen (15) and sixteen (16), township thirty-seven (37) north, range one (1) west; thence south on the said line between sections fifteen (15) and sixteen (16) to the middle of the channel of Clearwater river; thence up the middle of the channel of said Clearwater river to a point where the same is intersected by the section line between sections five (5) and six (6), township thirty-six (36) north, range one (1) east; thence south on the section line between said sections five (5) and six (6) to the middle of the channel of Little Canyon creek; thence up the middle of the channel of Little Canyon creek to a point where the same intersects the seventh (7th) standard parallel north; thence east along said parallel to the middle of the channel of Clearwater river; thence up the middle of the channel of said Clearwater river to the point of beginning.
County seat–Orofino.
History:
[(31-120) Compiled and reen. C.L. 3:18; C.S., sec. 24; I.C.A., sec. 30-120.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW
Chapter 1 - COUNTY BOUNDARIES AND COUNTY SEATS
Section 31-101 - STATE DIVIDED INTO COUNTIES.
Section 31-102 - DEFINITION OF DESCRIPTIVE TERMS.
Section 31-104 - ADAMS COUNTY.
Section 31-105 - BANNOCK COUNTY.
Section 31-106 - BEAR LAKE COUNTY.
Section 31-107 - BENEWAH COUNTY.
Section 31-108 - BINGHAM COUNTY.
Section 31-109 - BLAINE COUNTY.
Section 31-110 - BOISE COUNTY.
Section 31-111 - BONNER COUNTY.
Section 31-112 - BONNEVILLE COUNTY.
Section 31-113 - BOUNDARY COUNTY.
Section 31-114 - BUTTE COUNTY.
Section 31-115 - CAMAS COUNTY.
Section 31-116 - CANYON COUNTY.
Section 31-117 - CARIBOU COUNTY.
Section 31-118 - CASSIA COUNTY.
Section 31-119 - CLARK COUNTY.
Section 31-120 - CLEARWATER COUNTY.
Section 31-121 - CUSTER COUNTY.
Section 31-122 - ELMORE COUNTY.
Section 31-123 - FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Section 31-124 - FREMONT COUNTY.
Section 31-126 - GOODING COUNTY.
Section 31-127 - IDAHO COUNTY.
Section 31-128 - JEFFERSON COUNTY.
Section 31-129 - JEROME COUNTY.
Section 31-130 - KOOTENAI COUNTY.
Section 31-131 - LATAH COUNTY.
Section 31-132 - LEMHI COUNTY.
Section 31-133 - LEWIS COUNTY.
Section 31-134 - LINCOLN COUNTY.
Section 31-135 - MADISON COUNTY.
Section 31-136 - MINIDOKA COUNTY.
Section 31-137 - NEZ PERCE COUNTY.
Section 31-138 - ONEIDA COUNTY.
Section 31-139 - OWYHEE COUNTY.
Section 31-140 - PAYETTE COUNTY.
Section 31-141 - POWER COUNTY.
Section 31-142 - SHOSHONE COUNTY.
Section 31-143 - TETON COUNTY.
Section 31-144 - TWIN FALLS COUNTY.