Mallard Island

Mallard Island
Aerial image of an island.
USGS aerial imagery of Mallard Island; Suisun Bay is to the north, and West Pittsburg is to the south across Mallard Slough.
Mallard Island is located in Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Mallard Island
Location within Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Mallard Island is located in California
Mallard Island
Location within California
Mallard Island is located in the United States
Mallard Island
Location within the United States
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates38°02′31″N 121°55′07″W / 38.04194°N 121.91861°W / 38.04194; -121.91861 (Mallard Island)[1]
Adjacent toSuisun Bay
Highest elevation3 ft (0.9 m)[1]
Administration
United States
StateCalifornia
CountyContra Costa

Mallard Island is a small island in Suisun Bay, at the confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] It is part of Contra Costa County, California. Its coordinates are 38°02′31″N 121°55′07″W / 38.04194°N 121.91861°W / 38.04194; -121.91861 (Mallard Island)[1], and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 3 ft (0.91 m) in 1981.[1] It appears in a 1953 USGS map of the area.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mallard Island
  2. ↑ "Bridge permit is asked over Suisun Bay". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. March 24, 1912. p. 67.
  3. ↑ "Oakland-Antioch gets Montezuma bridge approved". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. June 12, 1912. p. 5.
  4. ↑ "Ferry slips to be finished soon". Daily Gazette. Martinez, California. June 14, 1912. p. 1.
  5. ↑ "Pile driver burned on island". Daily Gazette. Martinez, California. March 18, 1913. p. 1.
  6. ↑ "New Equipment for Oakland & Antioch". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. May 2, 1913. p. 11.
  7. ↑ "Bridge Across Suisun Straits". The Evening Times-Star and Alameda Daily Argus. Alameda, California. May 23, 1913. p. 2.
  8. ↑ "P.J. Kindelon is Back with Watch". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco, California. June 22, 1913. p. 26.
  9. ↑ "Big ferry burns at dock". Daily Gazette. Martinez, California. May 18, 1914. p. 1.
  10. ↑ "New Steel Ferry for O. A. and E." Concord Transcript. Concord, California. December 31, 1914. p. 8.
  11. ↑ "Cal. Water Co. Asks Govt. For Okeh to Build Tidal Barrier". Contra Costa Gazette and Daily Gazette. Martinez, California. October 18, 1929. p. 1.
  12. ↑ "The 'Annual' W. Pittsburg Grass Fire". Contra Costa Times. Walnut Creek, California. July 29, 1966. p. 1.
  13. ↑ "Lawsuit Asks $75,000 In Damages". Contra Costa Times. Walnut Creek, California. April 19, 1968. p. 18.
  14. ↑ "Fisherman survives 2 cold nights: Stranded on a Delta island". Contra Costa Times. Walnut Creek, California. December 7, 1975. p. 17.
  15. ↑ United States Geological Survey (1953). "Antioch Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.


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