Mallard Island
Island in California
38°02′31″N 121°55′07″W / 38.04194°N 121.91861°W / 38.04194; -121.91861 (Mallard Island)[1]United States
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
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mallard Island
- ^ "Bridge permit is asked over Suisun Bay". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 1912-03-24. p. 67.
- ^ "Oakland-Antioch gets Montezuma bridge approved". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1912-06-12. p. 5.
- ^ "Ferry slips to be finished soon". Daily Gazette. Martinez, California. 1912-06-14. p. 1.
- ^ "Pile driver burned on island". Daily Gazette. Martinez, California. 1913-03-18. p. 1.
- ^ "New Equipment for Oakland & Antioch". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. 1913-05-02. p. 11.
- ^ "Bridge Across Suisun Straits". The Evening Times-Star and Alameda Daily Argus. Alameda, California. 1913-05-23. p. 2.
- ^ "P.J. Kindelon is Back with Watch". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco, California. 1913-06-22. p. 26.
- ^ "Big ferry burns at dock". Daily Gazette. Martinez, California. 1914-05-18. p. 1.
- ^ "New Steel Ferry for O. A. and E." Concord Transcript. Concord, California. 1914-12-31. p. 8.
- ^ "Cal. Water Co. Asks Govt. For Okeh to Build Tidal Barrier". Contra Costa Gazette and Daily Gazette. Martinez, California. 1929-10-18. p. 1.
- ^ "The 'Annual' W. Pittsburg Grass Fire". Contra Costa Times. Walnut Creek, California. 1966-07-29. p. 1.
- ^ "Lawsuit Asks $75,000 In Damages". Contra Costa Times. Walnut Creek, California. 1968-04-19. p. 18.
- ^ "Fisherman survives 2 cold nights: Stranded on a Delta island". Contra Costa Times. Walnut Creek, California. 1975-12-07. p. 17.
- ^ United States Geological Survey (1953). "Antioch Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.
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Map: Islands of Suisun Bay and the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
Union
Coney
Kings
Victoria
Roberts
Upper Jones
Woodward
Fay
Lower Jones
Browns
Bacon
Mildred
Rhode
Sutter
McDonald
Little
Mandeville
Mandeville
West
Quimby
Bethel
Mandeville
Jersey
Medford
Winter
Sherman
King
Van Sickle
Venice
Bradford
Decker
Bouldin
Twitchell
Staten
Tyler
Dead Horse
Grand
Ryer
Prospect
Andrus
Chipps
Dutton
Freeman
Grizzly
Hammond
Joice
Morrow
Roe
Ryer
Seal
Simmons
Snag
Wheeler
Merritt
Acker
Atherton
Brannan
Browns
Eucalyptus
French
Hammer
Headreach
Ida
Kimball
Liberty
Little Venice
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Mallard
Shenkel
Spud
Tinsley
Tule
Vulcan
Ward
Widdows
Atlas
Empire
Hastings
Holland
Orwood
Palm
Rindge
Rio Blanco
Shima
Shin Kee
Stewart
Terminous
Webb
Bradmoor
Chain
Deadman
Goat
Hog
Middle
Ground
Ground
Montezuma
Spinner
Randall
Rough and Ready
Forbes
Little Hastings
Little Holland
Moore
Salisbury
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