Island in California
Mallard Island is a small island in
Suisun Bay, at the
confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers.
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[14] It is part of
Contra Costa County,
California. Its coordinates are
38°02′31″N 121°55′07″W / 38.04194°N 121.91861°W / 38.04194; -121.91861 (Mallard Island)
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United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 3 ft (0.91 m) in 1981.
[1] It appears in a 1953 USGS map of the area.
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References
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mallard Island
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"Bridge permit is asked over Suisun Bay". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 1912-03-24. p. 67.
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"Oakland-Antioch gets Montezuma bridge approved". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1912-06-12. p. 5.
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"Ferry slips to be finished soon". Daily Gazette. Martinez, California. 1912-06-14. p. 1.
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"Pile driver burned on island". Daily Gazette. Martinez, California. 1913-03-18. p. 1.
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"New Equipment for Oakland & Antioch". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. 1913-05-02. p. 11.
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"Bridge Across Suisun Straits". The Evening Times-Star and Alameda Daily Argus. Alameda, California. 1913-05-23. p. 2.
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"P.J. Kindelon is Back with Watch". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco, California. 1913-06-22. p. 26.
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"Big ferry burns at dock". Daily Gazette. Martinez, California. 1914-05-18. p. 1.
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"New Steel Ferry for O. A. and E." Concord Transcript. Concord, California. 1914-12-31. p. 8.
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"Cal. Water Co. Asks Govt. For Okeh to Build Tidal Barrier". Contra Costa Gazette and Daily Gazette. Martinez, California. 1929-10-18. p. 1.
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"The 'Annual' W. Pittsburg Grass Fire". Contra Costa Times. Walnut Creek, California. 1966-07-29. p. 1.
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"Lawsuit Asks $75,000 In Damages". Contra Costa Times. Walnut Creek, California. 1968-04-19. p. 18.
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"Fisherman survives 2 cold nights: Stranded on a Delta island". Contra Costa Times. Walnut Creek, California. 1975-12-07. p. 17.
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United States Geological Survey (1953). "Antioch Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.
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