[kleer-waw-ter, -wot-er] 
| 1. | a city in W Florida. 85,450. |
| 2. | a river in NW Saskatchewan and NE Alberta, Canada, flowing SE and SW to the Athabasca River. 230 mi. (370 km) long. |
| 3. | a river in N Idaho, flowing W from the Bitterroot Range to the Snake River. 90 mi. (145 km) long. |
| Clear·wa·ter (klîr'wô'tər, -wŏt'ər) A city of west-central Florida west of Tampa. It is a residential and resort community. Population: 108,000. |
Clearwater
city, seat (1912) of Pinellas county, west-central Florida, U.S. It lies on Clearwater Harbor (part of the Intracoastal Waterway), just west of Tampa via the Courtney Campbell Causeway across Old Tampa Bay. Together with St. Petersburg, about 15 miles (25 km) to the southeast, these three cities form the core of one of the state's largest metropolitan areas.
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