Editing Davenport, Washington (section)

==Geography==
[[File:West of Davenport, WA. (37055922905).jpg|thumb|left|Channeled Scabland terrain west of Davenport]]
Davenport is located at {{coord|47|39|4|N|118|9|6|W|type:city}} (47.651157, -118.151627).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> Davenport itself is largely flat, lying in the shallow valley of Cottonwood Creek, but the surrounding region is characterized by the [[Channeled Scablands]] scoured by the Missoula Floods during the last ice age. Davenport lies on the northern edge of the scablands, with more familiar drainage patterns taking over the terrain a few miles to the north of the city. Cottonwood Creek is an example of those more typical drainage patterns, as it flows northwest into the [[Columbia River]] at Hawk Creek Bay. Crystal Spring, which helps feed the creek, is located near the center of town.<ref name="USGS2020">{{cite web |title=Davenport Quadrangle |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/ht-bin/tv_browse.pl?id=d9b90c5bca8e9680227bcbef3109ec1e |website=usgs.gov |publisher=U.S. Geological Survey |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref>

Davenport is served by [[U.S. Route 2 in Washington|U.S. Route 2]], which runs through the heart of the city. U.S. Route 2 connects Davenport with the region's primary city, [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]], which is located 35 miles to the east. Two state highways also serve Davenport. [[Washington State Route 28|State Route 28]] has its eastern terminus in Davenport, connecting the city the rural areas to its southwest. [[Washington State Route 25|State Route 25]] has its southern terminus in Davenport, from which it stretches north to the Canadian border.<ref name="USGS2020"/>

[[File:Vintage Harvest Festival, Davenport, WA. (37083756202).jpg|thumb|Vintage Harvest Festival in Davenport]]

Davenport is centrally located in the northern wheat belt of the Columbia Basin, where [[Dryland farming|dryland wheat farming]] on the hills not washed away in the great [[Missoula Floods]] some 14,000 years ago, is critical to the agricultural economy of the region. Davenport Union Warehouse and Odessa Union Warehouse operate multiple [[Grain elevator|elevators]] of varying age and design on the southern part of the city. A few of these structures date to the early days of the city.<ref name="Becker2010"/> Davenport still serves as a central collection point for [[wheat]], with most of it shipped out by truck or railcar. While most of the wheat goes to [[export]], some of it does find its way to the [[Archer Daniels Midland|ADM]] [[Gristmill|flour mills]] in Spokane and [[Cheney, Washington|Cheney]]. Locally grown [[barley]] also finds its way to various west coast [[Brewery|breweries]] and other users.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.82|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<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]] |accessdate=2012-12-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>

===Climate===
Davenport experiences a [[dry-summer continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dsb'').

{{Weather box
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 | location    = Davenport, Washington (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–1894, 1909–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 58
 | Feb record high F  = 60
 | Mar record high F  = 73
 | Apr record high F  = 90
 | May record high F  = 94
 | Jun record high F  = 107
 | Jul record high F  = 105
 | Aug record high F  = 103
 | Sep record high F  = 100
 | Oct record high F  = 86
 | Nov record high F  = 68
 | Dec record high F  = 57
 | year record high F = 
 | Jan high F = 31.7
 | Feb high F = 37.1
 | Mar high F = 46.7
 | Apr high F = 55.9
 | May high F = 65.4
 | Jun high F = 72.1
 | Jul high F = 82.3
 | Aug high F = 82.5
 | Sep high F = 72.6
 | Oct high F = 57.1
 | Nov high F = 41.5
 | Dec high F = 31.2
 | year high F = 56.3
 | Jan mean F = 25.5
 | Feb mean F = 29.1
 | Mar mean F = 36.8
 | Apr mean F = 43.6
 | May mean F = 52.0
 | Jun mean F = 57.7
 | Jul mean F = 65.1
 | Aug mean F = 65.1
 | Sep mean F = 56.5
 | Oct mean F = 44.0
 | Nov mean F = 33.2
 | Dec mean F = 25.2
 | year mean F = 44.5
 | Jan low F = 19.3
 | Feb low F = 21.2
 | Mar low F = 26.9
 | Apr low F = 31.2
 | May low F = 38.5
 | Jun low F = 43.4
 | Jul low F = 47.9
 | Aug low F = 47.7
 | Sep low F = 40.3
 | Oct low F = 30.9
 | Nov low F = 25.0
 | Dec low F = 19.2
 | year low F = 32.6
 | Jan record low F  = -28
 | Feb record low F  = -27
 | Mar record low F  = -9
 | Apr record low F  = 10
 | May record low F  = 16
 | Jun record low F  = 25
 | Jul record low F  = 29
 | Aug record low F  = 29
 | Sep record low F  = 17
 | Oct record low F  = -1
 | Nov record low F  = -18
 | Dec record low F  = -23
 | year record low F = 
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 1.73
 | Feb precipitation inch = 0.99
 | Mar precipitation inch = 1.53
 | Apr precipitation inch = 1.11
 | May precipitation inch = 1.37
 | Jun precipitation inch = 1.15
 | Jul precipitation inch = 0.42
 | Aug precipitation inch = 0.30
 | Sep precipitation inch = 0.49
 | Oct precipitation inch = 1.26
 | Nov precipitation inch = 1.72
 | Dec precipitation inch = 1.90
 | year precipitation inch = 13.97
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 8.2
 | Feb precipitation days  = 6.2
 | Mar precipitation days  = 8.3
 | Apr precipitation days  = 6.2
 | May precipitation days  = 6.6
 | Jun precipitation days  = 6.2
 | Jul precipitation days  = 2.6
 | Aug precipitation days  = 2.1
 | Sep precipitation days  = 3.2
 | Oct precipitation days  = 6.0
 | Nov precipitation days  = 9.2
 | Dec precipitation days  = 9.1
 | year precipitation days = 73.9
 | Jan snow inch = 7.4
 | Feb snow inch = 5.5
 | Mar snow inch = 2.2
 | Apr snow inch = 0.2
 | May snow inch = 0.0
 | Jun snow inch = 0.0
 | Jul snow inch = 0.0
 | Aug snow inch = 0.0
 | Sep snow inch = 0.0
 | Oct snow inch = 0.3
 | Nov snow inch = 4.1
 | Dec snow inch = 10.6
 | year snow inch = 30.3
 | unit snow days = 0.1 in
 | Jan snow days  = 4.6
 | Feb snow days  = 2.7
 | Mar snow days  = 1.4
 | Apr snow days  = 0.1
 | May snow days  = 0.0
 | Jun snow days  = 0.0
 | Jul snow days  = 0.0
 | Aug snow days  = 0.0
 | Sep snow days  = 0.0
 | Oct snow days  = 0.1
 | Nov snow days  = 2.4
 | Dec snow days  = 5.5
 | year snow days = 16.8
 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=otx
|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = December 11, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00452007&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = December 11, 2023}}</ref>
}}