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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001181431-13-022153
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130415
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130415
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130415

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Lynch Jack O. III
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001574064

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34146
		FILM NUMBER:		13760596

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		601 W. RIVERSIDE AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1100
		CITY:			SPOKANE
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			99201

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Clearwater Paper Corp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001441236
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PAPERBOARD MILLS [2631]
		IRS NUMBER:				203594554
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		601 WEST RIVERSIDE AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1100
		CITY:			SPOKANE
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			99201
		BUSINESS PHONE:		509.344.5900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		601 WEST RIVERSIDE AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1100
		CITY:			SPOKANE
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			99201

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Potlatch Forest Products CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20080728
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    <periodOfReport>2013-04-15</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

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        <issuerCik>0001441236</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Clearwater Paper Corp</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CLW</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Lynch Jack O. III</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>601 W. RIVERSIDE AVE.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 1100</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SPOKANE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>WA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>99201</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Sr. V.P., HR</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>No securities are beneficially owned</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>0</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Michael S. Gadd, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2013-04-15</signatureDate>
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<SEQUENCE>2
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Exhibit 24<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Power of Attorney<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and<br>appoints each of Michael S. Gadd, John D. Hertz and Carol K. Haugen, signing<br>singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  (1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's<br>capacity as an officer and/or director of Clearwater Paper Corporation, a<br>Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with<br>Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned<br>which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4,<br>or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file<br>such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any<br>stock exchange or similar authority; and<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  (3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the<br>foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,<br>in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being<br>understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the<br>undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall<br>contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such<br>attorney-in-fact's discretion.<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and<br>authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,<br>necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers<br>herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or<br>could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,<br>hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such<br>attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be<br>done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein<br>granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in<br>serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,<br>nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply<br>with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the<br>undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the<br>undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,<br>unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the<br>foregoing attorneys-in-fact.<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be<br>executed as of this 4th day of April 2013.<p><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /s/ Jack O. Lynch III<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ----------------------<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jack O. Lynch III<br>
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