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Clearwater, city, United States

Clearwater, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 98,784), seat of Pinellas co., W central Fla., on the Pinellas peninsula, between Clearwater Bay and the Gulf of Mexico; inc. 1891. A tourist center since 1896, it is now also a retirement haven, with a population more than six times that of 1960. A causeway connects the city proper with 4 mi (6.4 km) of white sand barrier beaches on the Gulf. Clearwater was settled after the establishment of Fort Harrison in 1841. It is linked with Tampa by a causeway across Old Tampa Bay to the east. It is the seat of Clearwater Christian College, and since the 1970s has been a major center for the Church of Scientology.

Clearwater, river, United States

Clearwater, river, c.190 mi (305 km) long, rising in several branches in the Bitterroot Range, N Idaho, and flowing west to join the Snake River at Lewiston, Idaho. The gold-mining era in Idaho began in 1860, when gold was discovered and mining camps were set up on the river's southern fork.

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I went out in the backyard (this morning) and it almost knocked me over," Kavaller said, staring into the concrete channel, its clear water floating past a bed of soft green algae.
As Ridgely bolted past, I saw an image of the camera plopping into the cold, clear water.
In addition, once swimmers leave the surface to go to the pool bottom, they are extremely difficult to detect, even in crystal clear water, because of the reflective angles of water disturbance on the surface.
 
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