Editing Clovis, California (section)

==Geography==
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|55|83|0.39
|61|91|0.23
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According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 23.28&nbsp;square miles (60.29&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all of it land.

Clovis is situated midway between [[Los Angeles]] and [[San Francisco]], bordering [[Fresno, California|Fresno]], in the agriculturally rich [[San Joaquin Valley]]. Lying at the foot of the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] Mountain Range, which includes [[Yosemite]], [[Kings Canyon National Park|Kings Canyon]], and [[Sequoia National Park|Sequoia]] National Parks, Clovis has been known as "Gateway to the Sierras" since its incorporation in 1912.

The formation of [[alluvial]] fans in this part of the [[San Joaquin Valley]] has led to a rather flat regional [[geography]]. The Clovis area has active and potentially active [[seismic]] [[fault zone]]s.<ref>''[[Phase I Environmental Site Assessment]], Clovis Towne Center, Clovis, California'', Earth Metrics Inc report 10283, October 1989</ref> The elevation of Clovis is approximately {{convert|355|ft|m}} above mean sea datum<ref>U.S. Geological Survey, ''Clovis, California, 7.5 Minute Quadrangle'', 1964, (photorevised 1972).</ref> According to the Flood Hazard Boundary Map produced by the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development|U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development]], part of Clovis is within the 100-year flood zone, such as some of the area near the Clovis Towne Center. The [[groundwater]] flow in Clovis is generally to the southwest.
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