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| Geography |
| According to the United States Census Bureau,
the city has a total area of 997.1 km² (385.0 mi²).
887.2 km² (342.5 mi²) of it is land and 110.0 km²
(42.5 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 11.03% water.
These statistics are only for the city of Dallas proper. In
fact, Dallas is a small part of the much larger urbanized area
called the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. About one in every four
Texans lives in the DFW metroplex. |
| Dallas, and its surrounding area, is mostly flat
and lies at an elevation ranging from 450 to 550 feet (140 to
170 m). An escarpment rises another 200 feet (60 m) in southern
Dallas in the neighborhoods of Oak Cliff and Cockrell Hill,
Texas and continues through the city of Cedar Hill. |
 The DFW metroplex at night, photographed from the International Space
Station in early 2003. North is towards the bottom of
the photo, so Dallas is on the left. Blurriness s caused
by clouds. Courtesy NASA. |
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 The DFW metroplex at night, photographed from the International Space
Station in early 2003. North is towards the bottom of
the photo, so Dallas is on the left. Blurriness s caused
by clouds. Courtesy NASA. |
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| The Trinity River is a major Texas waterway that
passes from the northwest right by the southern portion of downtown
Dallas as it heads southeast to Houston. The river is flanked
on both sides with a 50 foot (15 m) earthen levee to keep that
part of the city from flooding. Several bridges traverse the
river connecting southern Dallas to downtown Dallas. Businesses
and businessmen, like Belo and Ross Perot, Jr., have pushed
in recent years to build a multi-million-dollar, landmark bridge
over the river and convert that section of the river into a
park area with nearby commercial and retail services somewhat
similar to the River Walk in San Antonio or Townlake in Austin.
Some proponents claim this development would bring more life,
commerce, revenue and lower crime to downtown Dallas and poorer,
southern Dallas. Some critics charge the project is a facade
to serve special, financial interests of businessmen. Residents
barely approved a bond proposal in 1998 to fund the Trinity
River Project and work has progressed slowly towards implementing
it. Ron Kirk, Dallas' first African American mayor, championed
the project during his term as mayor as he did the new American
Airlines Center in downtown. His successor, mayor Laura Miller—sometimes
referred to as Dallas' first reform mayor—won the vacancy
left by Kirk when he ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate.
Miller won in part based on her platform she would focus on
the city's basic needs like roads and other infrastructure and
city employees' pay; services some claimed were neglected at
the cost of special projects like the American Airlines Center. |
| White Rock Lake is Dallas's other significant
water feature. The lake and surrounding park is a popular destination
in the Lake Highlands/Casa Linda neighborhoods for boaters,
joggers, bikers, skaters and for related activities. The lake
also boasts the 66 acre (270,000 m²) Dallas Arboretum and
Botanical Garden on its shore. |
| Dallas lies near the bottom of a tornado region
that runs through the prairie lands of the midwest. In the spring,
cool fronts moving from Canada collide with warm, humid air
streaming in from the Gulf Coast. When these fronts meet over
Dallas, severe storms are generated with spectacular lightning
shows, torrents of rain, large hail and, at times, tornadoes. |
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