Elk River, Clearwater County, Idaho, United States

Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Ruby Creek Mining District, Clearwater County, Idaho, USA
Region:	Clearwater County, Idaho, United States
Latitude:	46° 47' 0" N
Longitude:	116° 10' 47" W
Lat/Long (dec):	46.78351,-116.17987
Köppen climate type:	Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Elevation:	870m
Population:	119 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:	5592437
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:5592437:5
GUID:	98f75406-f7e9-42a7-8d09-9f3e1cc2299d

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Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Elk River Clay Deposit, Ruby Creek Mining District, Clearwater County, Idaho, USA	46° 45' 17" N	116° 11' 22" W	3.3km (2.0 miles)
Partridge Creek Occurrence, Deep Creek Area, Clearwater County, Idaho, USA	46° 46' 50" N	116° 7' 54" W	3.7km (2.3 miles)
Browns Placer (Burnt Creek Placers), Burnt Creek Mining District, Clearwater County, Idaho, USA	46° 42' 39" N	116° 9' 5" W	8.4km (5.2 miles)
Jericho Mine, Burnt Creek Mining District, Clearwater County, Idaho, USA	46° 42' 56" N	116° 7' 19" W	8.8km (5.4 miles)
Old Jackson Tunnel Prospect, Ruby Creek Mining District, Clearwater County, Idaho, USA	46° 48' 20" N	116° 17' 28" W	8.8km (5.5 miles)
Victoria Prospect, Ruby Creek Mining District, Clearwater County, Idaho, USA	46° 48' 40" N	116° 17' 36" W	9.2km (5.7 miles)
Ruby Creek Mine, Ruby Creek Mining District, Clearwater County, Idaho, USA	46° 48' 42" N	116° 17' 36" W	9.2km (5.7 miles)
Old Camp-Y-Pit, Clearwater County, Idaho, USA	46° 45' 59" N	116° 17' 55" W	9.2km (5.7 miles)
Ruby Creek Prospect (Lower Ruby Creek), Ruby Creek Mining District, Clearwater County, Idaho, USA	46° 48' 26" N	116° 17' 51" W	9.3km (5.8 miles)
Ables Placer, Ruby Creek Mining District, Clearwater County, Idaho, USA	46° 48' 36" N	116° 17' 56" W	9.5km (5.9 miles)
Driessel Property, Clearwater County, Idaho, USA	46° 41' 38" N	116° 14' 52" W	11.2km (7.0 miles)
Gold Eagle Prospect, Ruby Creek Mining District, Clearwater County, Idaho, USA	46° 48' 53" N	116° 19' 21" W	11.4km (7.1 miles)
Gold Hunter Prospect, Ruby Creek Mining District, Clearwater County, Idaho, USA	46° 48' 37" N	116° 19' 34" W	11.6km (7.2 miles)
Gold Eagle Prospect, Ruby Creek Mining District, Latah County, Idaho, USA	46° 48' 43" N	116° 19' 43" W	11.8km (7.3 miles)
Silver King property, Ruby Creek Mining District, Latah County, Idaho, USA	46° 48' 30" N	116° 20' 8" W	12.2km (7.6 miles)
Park Clay Occurrence No. 2, Park Area, Latah County, Idaho, USA	46° 44' 41" N	116° 22' 40" W	15.7km (9.7 miles)
Bobs Creek Mica Occurrence, Ruby Creek Mining District, Clearwater County, Idaho, USA	46° 53' 16" N	116° 19' 21" W	15.9km (9.9 miles)
Dicks Creek Placer (Star; West Star), Orofino Mining District, Clearwater County, Idaho, USA	46° 39' 4" N	116° 18' 27" W	17.6km (11.0 miles)
Mica Schist Occurrence (North Fork Kyanite Occurrence), Orofino Mining District, Clearwater County, Idaho, USA	46° 37' 20" N	116° 14' 5" W	18.4km (11.4 miles)
North Fork Kyanite Occurrence, Orofino Mining District, Clearwater County, Idaho, USA	46° 37' 9" N	116° 13' 59" W	18.7km (11.6 miles)
Cranberry Creek Pit, Clearwater County, Idaho, USA	46° 36' 56" N	116° 8' 45" W	18.8km (11.7 miles)
North Fork Clearwater River (MRDS - 10109545), Clearwater County, Idaho, USA	46° 36' 54" N	116° 12' 35" W	18.8km (11.7 miles)
Sherwin Garnet Placer, Ruby Creek Mining District, Latah County, Idaho, USA	46° 55' 10" N	116° 20' 8" W	19.2km (11.9 miles)
North Fork Galena Occurrence, Orofino Mining District, Clearwater County, Idaho, USA	46° 37' 12" N	116° 16' 40" W	19.6km (12.2 miles)
Park Clay Occurrence No. 1 (Boulder Creek), Park Area, Latah County, Idaho, USA	46° 43' 57" N	116° 26' 5" W	20.2km (12.6 miles)
Bovill Clay-Sand Mine (Kilbourne; Simplot; Balsa), Bovill Area, Latah County, Idaho, USA	46° 50' 30" N	116° 25' 55" W	20.3km (12.6 miles)
Bouill Rock Quarry, Latah County, Idaho, USA	46° 51' 26" N	116° 25' 26" W	20.3km (12.6 miles)
Miclasil Mine and Mill, Latah County, Idaho, USA	46° 51' 10" N	116° 25' 50" W	20.6km (12.8 miles)
Little Echo No. 1 Prospect, Latah County, Idaho, USA	46° 47' 9" N	116° 27' 4" W	20.7km (12.8 miles)
Deary Pit, Latah County, Idaho, USA	46° 48' 57" N	116° 26' 54" W	20.7km (12.9 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Antler Foreland Basin, North America Plate	Basin
Belt Basin, North America Plate	Basin
Pend Oreille Domain, North America Plate	Domain
Rocky Mountains, North America	Mountain Range
USA	Country
Idaho, USA	State
Clearwater County, Idaho, USA	County
Ruby Creek Mining District, Clearwater County, Idaho, USA	Mining District
Ruby Creek Mining District, Latah County, Idaho, USA	Mining District

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