Quimby Island
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Island in California
| An aerial photograph of a flat island covered in farmland and surrounded by undulating rivers, causing its overall shape to be whorly. USGS aerial imagery of the island. | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern California |
| Coordinates | 38°01′31′′N 121°34′17′′W / 38.0251993°N 121.5713413°W / 38.0251993; -121.5713413 (Quimby Island) [1] |
| Adjacent to | Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta |
| Area | 789 acres (319 ha) |
| Length | 2.25 mi (3.62 km)[1] |
| Highest elevation | −10 ft (-3 m)[1] |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State | California |
| County | Contra Costa |
Quimby Island is a small island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta,[2] [3] whose coordinates are 38°01′31′′N 121°34′17′′W / 38.0251993°N 121.5713413°W / 38.0251993; -121.5713413 (Quimby Island) [1] . It is in Contra Costa County, and managed by Reclamation District 2090.[4]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quimby Island
- ^ "New Floods Sweep Valleys". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. 1938年02月14日. p. 1.
- ^ "Thor Kofod Buys Quimby Island For 34,000ドル". Contra Costa Gazette. Martinez, California. 1943年12月04日. p. 1.
- ^ "Countywide Reclamation Services: Municipal Service Review/Sphere of Influence Update (2nd Round) – FINAL" (PDF). Contra Costa Local Agency Formation Commission. 18 November 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
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