Browns Island (San Joaquin County)

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Browns Island
Browns Island is located in Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Browns Island
Browns Island
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates37°57′37″N 121°21′21″W / 37.96028°N 121.35583°W / 37.96028; -121.35583 (Browns Island)[1]Coordinates: 37°57′37″N 121°21′21″W / 37.96028°N 121.35583°W / 37.96028; -121.35583 (Browns Island)[1]
Adjacent bodies of waterSacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
Highest elevation13 ft (4 m)[1]
Administration
United States
State California
CountySan Joaquin
Not to be confused with Browns Island (Contra Costa County).

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.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Its coordinates are

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37°57′37″N 121°21′21″W / 37.96028°N 121.35583°W / 37.96028; -121.35583 (Browns Island)[1], and the 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.[13]


References[]

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Browns Island
  2. ^ "Col. Biddle Has Submitted His Report". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1909-03-12. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Pittsburg". The Evening Mail. Stockton, California. 1912-06-04. p. 2.
  4. ^ "Formal Opening of the Stockton Golf and Country Club Tomorrow Night". The Evening Mail. Stockton, California. 1915-09-24. p. 2.
  5. ^ "Considering Making A Regulation Golf Course". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1917-03-28. p. 11.
  6. ^ "A Record Of Accomplishment In Waterway Campaign". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1920-10-22. p. 8.
  7. ^ "The San Joaquin River and Stockton Channel". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1922-02-14. p. 10.
  8. ^ "Want Channel Widened Near Country Club". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1922-02-21. p. 3.
  9. ^ "Country Club Is Extending Golf Course". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1922-09-13. p. 16.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Details of Work Rushed To Bidders By Engineers". Stockton Independent. Stockton, California. 1930-02-05. p. 1.
  12. ^ 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
  13. ^ United States Geological Survey (2015). "Stockton West Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.
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