Hog Island (Petaluma River)

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Hog Island
Hog Island is located in San Francisco Bay Area
Hog Island
Hog Island
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates38°09′33″N 122°32′18″W / 38.15917°N 122.53833°W / 38.15917; -122.53833[1]Coordinates: 38°09′33″N 122°32′18″W / 38.15917°N 122.53833°W / 38.15917; -122.53833[1]
Adjacent bodies of waterPetaluma River
Administration
United States
State California
CountySonoma

Hog Island is an island in the wetlands of the Petaluma River in Sonoma County, California,[2] located at

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38°09′33″N 122°32′18″W / 38.15917°N 122.53833°W / 38.15917; -122.53833[1] near the Marin County line. San Antonio Creek enters the river just west of this island.[3] It is mentioned in a newspaper article from 1914.[4]

There are two other islands with the same name in the Bay area: Hog Island, in Tomales Bay in Marin County, and Hog Island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in San Joaquin County.

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  1. ^ a b "Hog Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ California State Automobile Association (1999). San Francisco Bay Region (Map). 1:190,000. American Automobile Association.
  3. ^ TopoQuest topographic map, USGS, retrieved July 5, 2008
  4. ^ "Page 64". San Francisco Chronicle. 4 January 1914. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.

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