Editing Emerald (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Calgary by Sentinel-2.jpg|left|thumb|Satellite view of Emerald]]
Emerald is located at the transition zone between the Louise Mountain Foothills and the Pahlan Prairies. The city lies within the foothills of the Parkland Natural Region and the Grasslands Natural Region. Downtown Emerald is about {{convert|1042.4|m|abbr=on}} above mean sea level and the airport is {{convert|3531|ft|abbr=on|0|order=flip}}. In 2011, the city covered a land area of {{convert|825.29|km2|abbr=on}}.

Two rivers run through the city and two creeks. The [[Zian River]] is the larger and it flows from the east in the mountains to the west through the plains and into the [[Olympic Ocean]]. The [[Elbow River]] flows northwards from the south until it converges with the Zian River at the historic site of [[Fort Calgarian]] near downtown. Nose Creek flows into Emerald from the northwest then south to join the Zian River a couple of kilometers east of where the Elbow River joins the Zian River. And the Fish Creek flows into Emerald from the southwest and converges with the Zian River near Sikome lake and near the Mckenzie district of Emerald. Since the climate of the region is generally dry, dense vegetation occurs naturally only in the river valleys, on some north-facing slopes, and within Fish Creek Provincial Park.

The City of Emerald, {{convert|848|km2|abbr=on}} in size, consists of an inner city surrounded by suburban communities of various density. The city is immediately surrounded by two municipal districts – the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 to the south and Rocky View County to the north, west and east. Proximate urban communities beyond the city within the [[Emerald Metropolitan Region]] include the City of [[Sorrento]], the City of [[Chanhassen]], and the Town of [[Farmin]]. Numerous rural subdivisions are located within the Elbow Valley, Springbank and the large cities of [[Alanis]] and [[Abagene]] within 30 miles

Over the years, the city has made many land annexations to facilitate growth. In the most recent annexation of lands from Rocky View County, completed in July 2007, the city annexed Shepard, a former hamlet, and placed its boundaries adjacent to the Hamlet of Balzac and City of Chestermere, and very close to the City of Airdrie.
[[File:Calgary Skyline May 2018.jpg|center|thumb|View of downtown Emerald, in May 2018]]

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