Editing Columbus, Ohio (section)

==Geography==
{{Main|Geography of Columbus, Ohio}}
[[File:Columbus by Sentinel-2, 2020-09-21.jpg|thumb|Aerial satellite image of Columbus]]
The confluence of the [[Scioto River|Scioto]] and [[Olentangy River|Olentangy]] rivers is just northwest of [[Downtown Columbus, Ohio|Downtown Columbus]]. Several smaller tributaries course through the [[Columbus metropolitan area, Ohio|Columbus metropolitan area]], including [[Alum Creek (Ohio)|Alum Creek]], [[Big Walnut Creek]] and [[Big Darby Creek|Darby Creek]]. Columbus is considered to have relatively flat [[topography]] thanks to a large [[glacier]] that covered most of Ohio during the [[Wisconsin glaciation|Wisconsin Ice Age]]. However, there are sizable differences in elevation through the area, with the high point of Franklin County being {{convert|1132|ft|m|abbr=on}} [[Height above sea level|above sea level]] near [[New Albany, Ohio|New Albany]], and the low point being {{convert|670|ft|m|abbr=on}} where the Scioto River leaves the county near [[Lockbourne, Ohio|Lockbourne]].<ref name="fracomap">{{Cite book| last =Ringle | first =Dean C.| title =Franklin County Ohio Road Map & Street Locator| publisher =Franklin County Engineer| year =2007| location =Franklin County, Ohio}}</ref>

Several ravines near the rivers and creeks also add variety to the landscape. Tributaries to Alum Creek and the Olentangy River cut through shale, while tributaries to the Scioto River cut through limestone. The numerous rivers and streams beside low-lying areas in Central Ohio contribute to a history of flooding in the region; the most significant was the [[Great Flood of 1913 in Columbus, Ohio]].<ref name="this week">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/archive/2013/03/26/meet-your-farmer-event-draws/39307936007/|title=Meet Your Farmer event draws crowd|first=Stephanie|last=Foster|website=The Columbus Dispatch|access-date=March 4, 2023|archive-date=March 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304204640/https://www.dispatch.com/story/archive/2013/03/26/meet-your-farmer-event-draws/39307936007/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The city has a total area of {{convert|223.11|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|217.17|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|5.94|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=July 2, 2012  }}</ref> Columbus currently has the largest land area of any Ohio city; this is due to [[Jim Rhodes]]'s tactic to annex suburbs while serving as mayor. As surrounding communities grew or were constructed, they came to require access to waterlines, which was under the sole control of the municipal water system. Rhodes told these communities that if they wanted water, they would have to submit to assimilation into Columbus.<ref>{{cite book|first=Richard Z.|last=Zimmerman|editor-last=Lamis|editor-first=Alexander P.|editor2-last=Usher|editor2-first=Brian|title=Ohio Politics: Revised and Updated|year=2007|page=87|publisher=Kent State University Press|isbn=978-0-87338-613-5}}</ref>

===Neighborhoods===
{{Main|Neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio}}
[[File:Houses — Columbus, Ohio.jpg|thumb|Victorian houses facing [[Goodale Park]] in [[Victorian Village]]]]
Columbus has a wide diversity of neighborhoods with different characters,<ref name="neighborhoods">{{cite web |url=https://www.thelantern.com/2017/09/a-breakdown-of-columbus-many-neighborhoods/ |title=A breakdown of Columbus' many neighborhoods |work=The Lantern |last1=Barghouty |first1=Ghezal |last2=Stacy |first2=Sara |date=September 4, 2017 |access-date=October 27, 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905101457/https://www.thelantern.com/2017/09/a-breakdown-of-columbus-many-neighborhoods/ |archive-date=September 5, 2017 }}</ref> and is thus sometimes known as a "city of neighborhoods."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.wosu.org/news/2010-03-05/the-short-north-a-history |title=The Short North: A History |publisher=WOSU 89.7 NPR News |date=March 5, 2010 |access-date=October 27, 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521171227/https://news.wosu.org/news/2010-03-05/the-short-north-a-history |archive-date=May 21, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbc4i.com/local-4-you/ |title=Local 4 You |date=March 9, 2021 |publisher=NBC4 WCMH-TV |access-date=October 27, 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413235231/https://www.nbc4i.com/local-4-you/ |archive-date=April 13, 2021 }}</ref> Some of the most prominent neighborhoods include the [[Arena District]], the [[Brewery District]], [[Clintonville (Columbus, Ohio)|Clintonville]], [[Franklinton (Columbus, Ohio)|Franklinton]], [[German Village]], [[The Short North]] and [[Victorian Village]].<ref name="neighborhoods"/>

===Climate===
{{main|Climate of Columbus, Ohio}}
The city's climate is [[Humid continental climate|humid continental]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Dfa'') transitional with the [[Humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa'') to the south characterized by warm, muggy summers and cold, dry winters. Columbus is within [[USDA]] [[hardiness zone]] 6b, bordering on 7a. Winter snowfall is relatively light, since the city is not in the typical path of strong winter lows, such as the [[Nor'easter]]s that strike cities farther east. It is also too far south and west for [[lake-effect snow]] from [[Lake Erie]] to have much effect, although the lakes to the north contribute to long stretches of cloudy spells in winter.

The highest temperature recorded in Columbus is {{convert|106|F|0}}, which occurred twice during the [[Dust Bowl]] of the 1930s: once on July 21, 1934, and again on July 14, 1936.<ref name="National Weather Service">[http://www.erh.noaa.gov/iln/cmhrec.htm Records for Columbus.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221145049/http://www.erh.noaa.gov/iln/cmhrec.htm |date=December 21, 2014 }} [[National Weather Service]]. Retrieved on November 16, 2008.</ref> The lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|-22|F|0}}, occurring on [[1994 North American cold wave|January 19, 1994]].<ref name="National Weather Service" />

Columbus is subject to [[severe weather]] typical to the [[Midwestern United States]]. Severe thunderstorms can bring [[lightning]], large [[hail]] and on rare occasions [[tornado]]es, especially during the spring and sometimes through fall. A tornado that occurred on October 11, 2006, caused [[Fujita Scale|F2]] damage.<ref>{{cite news| last =Tullis | first =Matt | author2=Mark Ferenchik| title =Ruin, relief and rebuilding Tornado aftermath| pages =NEWS 01A| newspaper =The Columbus Dispatch| date = October 13, 2006}}</ref> Floods, blizzards and ice storms can also occur from time to time.
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