Browns Island
Browns Island is located in Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Browns Island
Browns Island
Browns Island is located in California
Browns Island
Browns Island
Browns Island is located in the United States
Browns Island
Browns Island
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates37°57′37″N 121°21′21″W / 37.96028°N 121.35583°W / 37.96028; -121.35583 (Browns Island)[1]
Adjacent toSacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
Highest elevation13 ft (4 m)[1]
Administration
United States
State California
CountySan Joaquin

Browns Island is a former island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, now connected to the mainland. It is part of San Joaquin County, California.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Its coordinates are 37°57′37″N 121°21′21″W / 37.96028°N 121.35583°W / 37.96028; -121.35583 (Browns Island)[1], and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 13 ft (4.0 m) in 1995.[1] It appears on a 1913 USGS map of the area;[12] its former location is labeled "Browns Island" on the 2015 edition of the map.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Browns Island
  2. ↑ "Col. Biddle Has Submitted His Report". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1909-03-12. p. 8.
  3. ↑ "Pittsburg". The Evening Mail. Stockton, California. 1912-06-04. p. 2.
  4. ↑ "Formal Opening of the Stockton Golf and Country Club Tomorrow Night". The Evening Mail. Stockton, California. 1915-09-24. p. 2.
  5. ↑ "Considering Making A Regulation Golf Course". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1917-03-28. p. 11.
  6. ↑ "A Record Of Accomplishment In Waterway Campaign". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1920-10-22. p. 8.
  7. ↑ "The San Joaquin River and Stockton Channel". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1922-02-14. p. 10.
  8. ↑ "Want Channel Widened Near Country Club". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1922-02-21. p. 3.
  9. ↑ "Country Club Is Extending Golf Course". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1922-09-13. p. 16.
  10. ↑ "Improvements Underway At Stockton Golf & Country Club Pave The Way For Standard Eighteen Hole Course". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1922-09-23. p. 22.
  11. ↑ "Details of Work Rushed To Bidders By Engineers". Stockton Independent. Stockton, California. 1930-02-05. p. 1.
  12. ↑ Marshall, R.B.; Gerdine, T.G.; Fowler, A.T.; Hannegan, Duncan; Ogle, A.J.; Lewis, J.L. (1913), Topography, State of California: Stockton Quadrangle, United States Geological Survey
  13. ↑ United States Geological Survey (2015). "Stockton West Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.


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