Island in California
United States Geological Survey map of Palm and Orwood Tracts in 1913.
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The Orwood Tract is an island in the
Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta .
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[4] It is part of
Contra Costa County ,
California .
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[6] It, along with
Palm Tract to the north, are managed by
Reclamation District 2024 (Orwood and Palm Tracts).
[7] Its coordinates are
37°55′42″N 121°35′00″W / 37.92833°N 121.58333°W / 37.92833; -121.58333 (Orwood Tract )
[1] , and the
United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 13 ft (4.0 m) in 1981.
[1] It appears on 1913 and 1952
United States Geological Survey maps of the area.
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References
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orwood Tract
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b Marshall, R.B.; Gerdine, T.G.; Hannegan, Duncan; Lewis, J.L. (1913).
"Topography, State of California: Woodward Island Quadrangle" . United States Geological Survey.
Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2021 .
^ California State Automobile Association (2007). Coast and Valley: Bay Area to Southern California (Map). 1:560,000. American Automobile Association.
^ California State Automobile Association (1999). San Francisco Bay Region (Map). 1:190,000. American Automobile Association.
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"Bond Men Visit Phillips Company's Island Holdings" . The Evening Mail . Stockton, California. 1913-01-11. p. 6.
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"King Bean In The Ascendency" . Stockton Daily Evening Record . Stockton, California. 1913-02-25. p. 7.
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"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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United States Geological Survey (1952). "Woodward Island Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey . 1:24000.
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