Editing Corcoran, California (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Flooded farms in Cocoran, California 2023-07-11.jpg|thumb|2023 flooding, showing inundated farmland and a flooded CAFO (animal feeding) facility.]]
Corcoran is located at {{Coord|36|05|53|N|119|33|37|W|type:city}}.<ref name=gnis />

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|6.4|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

The ground under Corcoran is subsiding due to withdrawal of groundwater by agricultural interests. There has been up to {{convert|11.5|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} of subsidence over the past 14 years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/25/us/corcoran-california-sinking.html|title = The Central California Town That Keeps Sinking|newspaper = The New York Times|date = May 25, 2021|last1 = Henry|first1 = Lois|last2 = Jones|first2 = Ryan Christopher}}</ref>

Soils around Corcoran are somewhat poorly drained to poorly drained loam or fine sandy loam which is often saline as in the widespread Lakeside series. Other important soil series include the Armona, Gambogy, Grangeville, Kimberlina, and Lemoore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/gmap/|title=SoilWeb: An Online Soil Survey Browser &#124; California Soil Resource Lab|website=Casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu|access-date=November 9, 2024}}</ref> Corcoran is occasionally subject to areal flooding due to its position in a basin. Notable flood years include 1983 and 2023.

===Climate===
{{climate chart
| Corcoran
|38 |54 |1.50
|41 |62 |1.54
|44 |68 |1.42
|47 |76 |0.51
|53 |85 |0.24
|59 |93 |0.08
|63 |98 |0.00
|62 |96 |0.00
|59 |91 |0.24
|51 |81 |0.39
|41 |65 |0.75
|36 |54 |0.94
| units  = imperial
| source = US Climate Data<ref name= data>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usclimatedata.com/climate.php?location=USCA0250 |title=US Climate Data |access-date=November 24, 2013 }}</ref>}}