Browns Island (San Joaquin County)
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Island in California
Not to be confused with Browns Island (Contra Costa County).
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern California |
| Coordinates | 37°57′37′′N 121°21′21′′W / 37.96028°N 121.35583°W / 37.96028; -121.35583 (Browns Island) [1] |
| Adjacent to | Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta |
| Highest elevation | 13 ft (4 m)[1] |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State | California |
| County | San 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
[edit ]- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Browns Island
- ^ "Col. Biddle Has Submitted His Report". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1909年03月12日. p. 8.
- ^ "Pittsburg". The Evening Mail. Stockton, California. 1912年06月04日. p. 2.
- ^ "Formal Opening of the Stockton Golf and Country Club Tomorrow Night". The Evening Mail. Stockton, California. 1915年09月24日. p. 2.
- ^ "Considering Making A Regulation Golf Course". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1917年03月28日. p. 11.
- ^ "A Record Of Accomplishment In Waterway Campaign". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1920年10月22日. p. 8.
- ^ "The San Joaquin River and Stockton Channel". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1922年02月14日. p. 10.
- ^ "Want Channel Widened Near Country Club". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1922年02月21日. p. 3.
- ^ "Country Club Is Extending Golf Course". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1922年09月13日. p. 16.
- ^ "Improvements Underway At Stockton Golf & Country Club Pave The Way For Standard Eighteen Hole Course". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1922年09月23日. p. 22.
- ^ "Details of Work Rushed To Bidders By Engineers". Stockton Independent. Stockton, California. 1930年02月05日. p. 1.
- ^ 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
- ^ United States Geological Survey (2015). "Stockton West Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.
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