Venice Island (California)
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Island in Northern California, United States
Not to be confused with Little Venice Island.
| An aerial photograph of an island covered in farmland and surrounded by rivers. The island looks like a triceratops, facing left, being punched in the solar plexus from below. USGS aerial imagery. | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern California |
| Coordinates | 38°04′30′′N 121°32′04′′W / 38.07500°N 121.53444°W / 38.07500; -121.53444 |
| Adjacent to | Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta |
| Area | 3,100 acres (1,300 ha) |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State | California |
| County | San Joaquin |
Venice Island is an island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, fifteen kilometres (9.3 miles) northwest of Stockton.[1] [2] It is in San Joaquin County, California, and managed by Reclamation District 2023.[3]
It is owned by Barron Hilton and the DiNapoli family.[citation needed ]
The 3,100-acre (1,300 ha) island is bounded on the north- and northeast by Potato Slough, on the southeast by Little Connection Slough, on the south by the Stockton Deepwater Channel Venice Cut, and on the west by the San Joaquin River-Stockton Deepwater Shipping Channel.
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Milder Storm Due For North State; Beleaguered Delta Area Eyes Relief". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1980年02月23日. p. 3.
- ^ "Record tides push Delta to crisis stage". The Tribune. Oakland, California. 1986年02月21日. p. 10.
- ^ "Municipal Service Review: Selected San Joaquin County Reclamation Districts" (PDF). San Joaquin Local Agency Formation Commission. E Mulberg & Associates. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
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