Editing Reardan, Washington (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Atlas Negative Collection Image (21660724196).jpg|thumb|left|An [[Atlas (rocket family)|Atlas rocket]] passing through Reardan to a nearby silo in 1961]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.50|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|0.49|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name ="Gazetteer ">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer//Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=December 19, 2012}}</ref>

[[U.S. Route 2 in Washington|U.S. Route 2]] runs through Reardan, where it is also known as Broadway Avenue and serves as the town's main street. The highway connects Reardan with [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]], the region's big city, 22 miles to the east, and [[Davenport, Washington|Davenport]], the county seat, 13 miles to the west. [[Washington State Route 231]], a north–south route, also runs through the town. The [[Washington Eastern Railroad]] runs through town on its route from [[Cheney, Washington|Cheney]] to [[Coulee City, Washington|Coulee City]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Washington Eastern Railroad Route Map|url=http://www.washingtoneasternrr.com/app/uploads/2018/11/wer-map-updated.jpg|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=October 22, 2021|website=|publisher=Washington Eastern Railroad}}</ref>

Reardan is located on the divide between the [[Columbia River|Columbia]] and [[Spokane River|Spokane]] river [[drainage basin]]s.<ref name="WARCO">{{cite web |title=Reardan Audubon Lake Wildlife Area |url=https://rco.wa.gov/project/reardan-audubon-lake-wildlife-area/ |publisher=Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office |access-date=October 22, 2021}}</ref> Audubon Lake, on the northern side of town, is the headwaters of [[Crab Creek]],<ref name="WARCO"/> which flows southwest for 163 miles before emptying into the Columbia. The lake and surrounding wetlands also drain into [[Deep Creek (Washington)|Deep Creek]],<ref name="WARCO"/> which empties into the Spokane roughly 16 miles as the crow flies northeast of the lake. Spring Creek also rises from the Audubon Lake wetlands and flows north into the Spokane River just downstream from [[Long Lake Dam]]. State Route 231 follows Spring Creek north from town.