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Allegheny Forest Service
222 Liberty Street
Post Office Box 847
Warren, Pennsylvania 16365
Designated Reach: October 19, 1996. From the Allegheny National Forest/State Game Lands Number 44 boundary, approximately 0.7 miles downstream from the Ridgway Borough limit, to an unnamed tributary at the backwaters of Piney Dam, approximately 0.6 miles downstream from Blyson Run.
Classification/Mileage: Scenic — 17.1 miles; Recreational — 34.6 miles; Total — 51.7 miles.
Beginning just below Ridgway, this undeveloped river meanders through narrow valleys of hardwood forests. Wildlife, intermittent riffles, and rock outcrops provide constantly changing scenery. The Clarion is popular for family canoeing, as well as for trophy brown trout and smallmouth bass fishing. Outstanding features include a nationally recognized area of virgin white pine and hemlock.
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