Island in California
Prospect Island viewed from the southeast in a 2018 aerial photo; to its southeast is
Ryer Island and to its northwest is the flooded
Liberty Island
Prospect Island is a small island in the
San Joaquin River delta , in
California .
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[7] It is part of
Solano County , and managed by
Reclamation District 1667.
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[11] Its coordinates are
38°14′47″N 121°39′56″W / 38.2463030°N 121.6655110°W / 38.2463030; -121.6655110 (Prospect Island )
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[13] It appears on a 1952 USGS map; by 1978, survey maps show it cut diagonally by the
Sacramento River Deep Water Ship Channel .
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References
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prospect Island
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"Species" . Napa Valley Register . Napa, California. 2020-04-17. p. B3.
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"Dikes Holding As Flood Reaches Bay Lowlands" . Chico Record . Chico, California. 1936-02-01. p. 4.
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"Delta Area In Hectic Effort To Bar Floods" . Santa Cruz Evening News . Santa Cruz, California. 1937-12-15. p. 1.
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"More islands submerged in Delta floods" . North East Bay Independent and Gazette . Berkeley, California. 1980-02-22. p. 1.
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"Weather" . The Press Democrat . Santa Rosa, California. 1980-02-22. p. 16.
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"Storm track veers north" . Petaluma Argus-Courier . Petaluma, California. 1980-02-22. p. 1.
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"Municipal Service Review: Solano County Water, Irrigation, Reclamation, and Flood Management Agencies" (PDF) . Solano County LAFCO . Michael Brandman Associates. 13 April 2009.
Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021 .
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"High Tide Is New Delta Flood Threat" . The Fresno Bee The Republican . Fresno, California. 1937-12-15. p. 1.
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"Flood Crest Perils Delta" . Oakland Tribune . Oakland, California. 1937-12-15. p. 1.
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"Levees Bolstered" . San Pedro News-Pilot . San Pedro, California. 1937-12-15. p. 1.
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"Milder Storm Due For North State; Beleaguered Delta Area Eyes Relief" . The Sacramento Bee . Sacramento, California. 1980-02-23. p. 3.
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"New flood threatens East Bay water lines" . North East Bay Independent and Gazette . Berkeley, California. 1980-10-23. p. 5.
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United States Geological Survey (1952). "Liberty Island Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey . 1:24000.
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United States Geological Survey (1978). "Liberty Island Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey . 1:24000.
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"Delta island w/ rm & vu, a fix-upper" . The Sacramento Bee . Sacramento, California. 1990-09-21. p. 13.
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"Delta island yours for $2.5 million" . The Fresno Bee . Fresno, California. 1990-09-21. p. 5.
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"350-acre Delta Island" . The Sacramento Bee . Sacramento, California. 1990-09-21. p. 27.
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"Delta island can be yours for $2.5 million" . The Modesto Bee . Modesto, California. 1990-09-23. p. 29.
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