Island in California
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 .
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[11] Its coordinates are
37°57′37″N 121°21′21″W / 37.96028°N 121.35583°W / 37.96028; -121.35583 (Browns Island )
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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.
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References
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Browns Island
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"Col. Biddle Has Submitted His Report" . Stockton Daily Evening Record . Stockton, California. 1909-03-12. p. 8.
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"Pittsburg" . The Evening Mail . Stockton, California. 1912-06-04. p. 2.
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"Formal Opening of the Stockton Golf and Country Club Tomorrow Night" . The Evening Mail . Stockton, California. 1915-09-24. p. 2.
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"Considering Making A Regulation Golf Course" . Stockton Daily Evening Record . Stockton, California. 1917-03-28. p. 11.
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"A Record Of Accomplishment In Waterway Campaign" . Stockton Daily Evening Record . Stockton, California. 1920-10-22. p. 8.
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"The San Joaquin River and Stockton Channel" . Stockton Daily Evening Record . Stockton, California. 1922-02-14. p. 10.
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"Want Channel Widened Near Country Club" . Stockton Daily Evening Record . Stockton, California. 1922-02-21. p. 3.
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"Country Club Is Extending Golf Course" . Stockton Daily Evening Record . Stockton, California. 1922-09-13. p. 16.
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"Improvements Underway At Stockton Golf & Country Club Pave The Way For Standard Eighteen Hole Course" . Stockton Daily Evening Record . Stockton, California. 1922-09-23. p. 22.
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"Details of Work Rushed To Bidders By Engineers" . Stockton Independent . Stockton, California. 1930-02-05. 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
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United States Geological Survey (2015). "Stockton West Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey . 1:24000.
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