Jim Ford Creek in Clearwater County is named for a Lewiston merchant, Jim Ford, who cut trees along the creek and rafted them to Lewiston to sell, according to Idaho Place Names.

The creek is a tributary of the Clearwater River that starts near Weippe, is 39.1 miles in length and flows from elevation 3,201 to 1,001 feet, according to Idaho Department of Fish and Game's Fishing Planner web site.

It has a small, independent hydro plant with a capacity of 1.5 megawatts that opened in 1988.

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