Editing Spokane Valley, Washington (section)

==Geography==
{{broader|Spokane Valley}}
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|38.06|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|37.77|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.29|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=December 19, 2012|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> Water features in the city include [[Shelley Lake]], a small lake which is fed by the [[Saltese Creek]].<ref name=TopoView>{{cite map |title = TopoView: The National Map|url = https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/basic/?basemap=b1&category=histtopo,ustopo&title=Map%20View|format = GeoPDF |type = Topographic map |series = 7.5 Minute Series |scale = 1:24,000 |location = Reston, VA |publisher = [[United States Geological Survey]]|access-date = May 25, 2021}}</ref>

The City of Spokane Valley lies along the banks of the Spokane River as it flows from its source in [[Lake Coeur d'Alene]] on its way to the [[Columbia River]] at the [[Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake]] reservoir.<ref name=TopoView/> The city lies along both banks of the river, but most of the city lies to the south of the river.<ref name=TopoView/> To the south of the valley in which the city sits is the southern extent of the [[Selkirk Mountains]], which are most prominent in the area east of Coeur d'Alene.<ref name=TopoView/><ref>{{cite web| title = Southwest Selkirks| publisher = Peakbagger| url = https://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=13148| access-date = June 8, 2021}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=June 2021}} The valley is within the Northern Rockies Level III [[ecoregion]].<ref>{{cite web| title = Ecoregion Download Files by State - Region 10| date = March 10, 2016| publisher = [[U.S. Environmental Protection Agency]]| url = https://www.epa.gov/eco-research/ecoregion-download-files-state-region-10| access-date = May 25, 2021}}</ref> The valley exhibits signs of the prehistoric geologic events that shaped the area and region such as the [[Missoula Floods]] which ended 12,000 to 15,000 years ago.<ref>{{cite report| last= Breckenridge| first= Roy M.| date= May 1993| title= Glacial Lake Missoula and the Spokane Floods| url= http://www.idahogeology.org/PDF/GeoNotes_(G)/geonote_26.pdf| publisher= Idaho Geological Survey| series= GeoNotes| volume= 26| access-date= November 29, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120426010742/http://www.idahogeology.org/PDF/GeoNotes_(G)/geonote_26.pdf| archive-date= April 26, 2012| url-status= dead}}</ref><ref name=DHNRCA>{{cite web| title = Dishman Hills Natural Resources Conservation Area| publisher = [[Washington State Department of Natural Resources]]| others = Lands and Resources Division| url = https://www.dnr.wa.gov/publications/eng_rms_dish_both.pdf| access-date = June 8, 2021}}</ref> The [[Spokane Valley|Spokane valley]] was gouged out by repeated failures in the ice dam that held [[Glacial Lake Missoula]].<ref name=DHNRCA/>

The city limits are roughly defined to the west and southwest by Havana Street and the Dishman Hills Conservation Area; to the north by Felts Field, the City of [[Millwood, Washington|Millwood]], the Spokane River, and a few minor roads north of the river; to the east by Barker Road; and to the south by the small hills which divide the city from the [[Palouse]] region.<ref>{{cite map| title = WSDOT GeoPortal| publisher = [[Washington State Department of Transportation]]| url = https://wsdot.wa.gov/data/tools/geoportal/| access-date = June 8, 2021}}</ref>

The city of Spokane Valley is part of the Spokane–Coeur d'Alene Combined Statistical Area (CSA) and lies between the two anchor cities, directly east of [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]] and to the west of [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho|Coeur d'Alene]].<ref name=TopoView/> The city is also part of the wider Inland Northwest region, consisting of eastern Washington, northern Idaho, northwestern Montana, and northeastern Oregon.
{{wide image|Spokane Valley panorama from Eagle Peak 20130803.jpg|1000px|Panorama of Spokane Valley looking east from Eagle Peak}}

===Neighborhoods and communities===
Prior to World War II, Spokane Valley had been a predominantly rural area, a productive site for farms and orchards since it was first irrigated in 1895.<ref name=thumbnail>{{cite web| last = Kershner| first = Jim| title = Spokane Valley — Thumbnail History| publisher = HistoryLink| date = May 25, 2012| url = https://www.historylink.org/File/10119| access-date = June 26, 2021}}</ref> In 1940, the population of the valley was 10,000.<ref name=Klingle/> During World War II, with increased industrial activity in the central business district, particularly the railroads, new migrants to the Spokane area began to settle, shop, and do business in outlying areas where it was more quiet and less crowded and blighted.<ref name=Klingle/> In 1960 the population of the valley was about 45,000 and by 1970 it had become a suburb of 60,000 residents.<ref name=Klingle/> The City of Spokane Valley incorporated in 2003, centered around the historic communities of [[Opportunity, Washington|Opportunity]], [[Dishman, Washington|Dishman]], and [[Veradale, Washington|Veradale]] and including the communities of [[Green Acres, Washington|Greenacres]], [[Trentwood, Washington|Trentwood]], Yardley, and Chester, forging together an assemblage of small townships, mercantile hubs, and unincorporated communities.<ref name=thumbnail/> Because the City of Spokane Valley shares its name with the unincorporated area it was carved from, the term "Spokane Valley" is often used in reference to an area greater than that defined by the city limits.

===Climate===
Spokane Valley experiences a temperate climate ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Csa''), with a warm summer and rainy winter.<ref name=CD>{{cite web| title = Spokane Valley Climate| publisher = Climate-Data.org| url = https://en.climate-data.org/north-america/united-states-of-america/washington/spokane-valley-16030/| access-date = June 8, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Beck |first1=Hylke E. |last2=Zimmermann |first2=Niklaus E. |last3=McVicar |first3=Tim R. |last4=Vergopolan |first4=Noemi |last5=Berg |first5=Alexis |author6-link=Eric Franklin Wood |last6=Wood |first6=Eric F. |title=Present and future Köppen-Geiger climate classification maps at 1-km resolution |journal=Scientific Data |date=October 30, 2018 |volume=5 |pages=180214 |doi=10.1038/sdata.2018.214 |pmid=30375988 |pmc=6207062 |language=En |issn=2052-4463|bibcode=2018NatSD...580214B}}</ref> Precipitation averages just over {{convert|16|in|mm}} annually, with December averaging the most precipitation with {{convert|3.5|in|mm}} and July the least with {{convert|0.6|in|mm}}.<ref name=CD/> July is the hottest month of the year, with an average temperature of {{convert|73|°F}} and January is the coldest, with an average temperature of {{convert|28.3|°F}}.<ref name=CD/>

{{Weather box <!--Infobox begins-->
|collapsed=Y

|location= Spokane ([[Felts Field]]) 1998-present normals and extremes
|single line= Y

|Jan record high F= 59
|Feb record high F= 60
|Mar record high F= 77
|Apr record high F= 87
|May record high F= 95
|Jun record high F= 113
|Jul record high F= 112
|Aug record high F= 112
|Sep record high F= 102
|Oct record high F= 86
|Nov record high F= 69
|Dec record high F= 63

|Jan avg record high F = 51.5
|Feb avg record high F = 53.4
|Mar avg record high F = 64.9
|Apr avg record high F = 76.2
|May avg record high F = 86.6
|Jun avg record high F = 93.5
|Jul avg record high F = 100.3
|Aug avg record high F = 99.2
|Sep avg record high F = 90.6
|Oct avg record high F = 75.3
|Nov avg record high F = 59.6
|Dec avg record high F = 51.6
|year avg record high F= 101.9

|Jan high F= 37.1
|Feb high F= 42.5
|Mar high F= 51.0
|Apr high F= 59.0
|May high F= 68.6
|Jun high F= 75.2
|Jul high F= 87.0
|Aug high F= 85.6
|Sep high F= 75.6
|Oct high F= 60.2
|Nov high F= 44.8
|Dec high F= 36.6
|year high F = 60.3

|Jan low F= 26.2
|Feb low F= 27.2
|Mar low F= 31.7
|Apr low F= 36.2
|May low F= 43.3
|Jun low F= 50.3
|Jul low F= 56.2
|Aug low F= 54.8
|Sep low F= 46.6
|Oct low F= 37.9
|Nov low F= 30.6
|Dec low F= 25.6
|year low F =38.9

|Jan avg record low F = 9.3
|Feb avg record low F = 13.8
|Mar avg record low F = 20.4
|Apr avg record low F = 26.8
|May avg record low F = 32.0
|Jun avg record low F = 41.3
|Jul avg record low F = 46.4
|Aug avg record low F = 45.5
|Sep avg record low F = 36.0
|Oct avg record low F = 25.6
|Nov avg record low F = 17.1
|Dec avg record low F = 9.4
|year avg record low F= 2.5

|Jan record low F= -10
|Feb record low F= -3
|Mar record low F= 2
|Apr record low F= 24
|May record low F= 28
|Jun record low F= 37
|Jul record low F= 39
|Aug record low F= 40
|Sep record low F= 26
|Oct record low F= 12
|Nov record low F= -2
|Dec record low F= -10

|precipitation colour= green
|Jan precipitation inch= 1.92
|Feb precipitation inch= 1.14
|Mar precipitation inch= 1.91
|Apr precipitation inch= 1.23
|May precipitation inch= 1.51
|Jun precipitation inch= 1.66
|Jul precipitation inch= 0.40
|Aug precipitation inch= 0.51
|Sep precipitation inch= 0.61
|Oct precipitation inch= 1.10
|Nov precipitation inch= 1.94
|Dec precipitation inch= 2.31
|year precipitation inch= 16.25

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|source 1= <ref>{{cite web |url= http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=otx
|title= NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher= [[NOAA]]
|access-date=July 2, 2021 }}</ref>
|source 2=<ref>{{cite news
|last = Harris
|first = Cliff
| title = The summers of 1939, 1961 and 1967 were the hottest ever in Coeur d'Alene
| newspaper = [[Coeur d'Alene Press]]
| date = May 11, 2015
| url = https://cdapress.com/news/2015/may/11/the-summers-of-1939-1961-and-1967-were-the-5/
| access-date = June 8, 2021}}</ref>}}