Liberty Island
Aerial image of an island.
USGS aerial imagery of Liberty Island. To the west, French Island and Moore Tract are across Shag Slough; Little Hastings Tract and Rio Vista are south across Cache Slough, Little Holland Tract is to the east across Liberty Cut, and Prospect Island is to the southeast, across both Prospect Slough and the Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel.
Liberty Island is located in Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Liberty Island
Liberty Island
Liberty Island is located in California
Liberty Island
Liberty Island
Liberty Island is located in the United States
Liberty Island
Liberty Island
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates38°17′13″N 121°40′43″W / 38.28694°N 121.67861°W / 38.28694; -121.67861 (Liberty Island)[1]
Adjacent toSacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
Highest elevation0 ft (0 m)[1]
Administration
United States
State California
CountySolano

Liberty Island is a mostly-flooded island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta,[2][3][4] in Solano County, California.[5][6][7][8] It is administered by Reclamation District 2093.[9] Its coordinates are 38°17′13″N 121°40′43″W / 38.28694°N 121.67861°W / 38.28694; -121.67861 (Liberty Island)[1], and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 0 ft (0 m) in 1981.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Liberty Island
  2. ↑ "Dikes Holding As Flood Reaches Bay Lowlands". Chico Record. Chico, California. 1936-02-01. p. 4.
  3. ↑ "Delta Area In Hectic Effort To Bar Floods". Santa Cruz Evening News. Santa Cruz, California. 1937-12-15. p. 1.
  4. ↑ "More islands submerged in Delta floods". North East Bay Independent and Gazette. Berkeley, California. 1980-02-22. p. 1.
  5. ↑ "High Tide Is New Delta Flood Threat". The Fresno Bee The Republican. Fresno, California. 1937-12-15. p. 1.
  6. ↑ "Flood Crest Perils Delta". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. 1937-12-15. p. 1.
  7. ↑ "Levees Bolstered". San Pedro News-Pilot. San Pedro, California. 1937-12-15. p. 1.
  8. ↑ "Fish Report, Delta/Stockton". The Modesto Bee. Modesto, California. 2019-12-04. p. B5.
  9. ↑ "Municipal Service Review: Solano County Water, Irrigation, Reclamation, and Flood Management Agencies" (PDF). Solano County LAFCO. Michael Brandman Associates. 13 April 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.


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