Woodward Island

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Woodward Island
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Woodward Island is located in Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Woodward Island
Woodward Island
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates37°55′42″N 121°32′46″W / 37.928258°N 121.546062°W / 37.928258; -121.546062Coordinates: 37°55′42″N 121°32′46″W / 37.928258°N 121.546062°W / 37.928258; -121.546062
Adjacent bodies of waterSacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Area1,790 acres (720 ha)
Administration
United States
State California
CountySan Joaquin

Woodward Island is an island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, twenty kilometres east of Antioch, and twenty kilometres west of Stockton.[1] The 725 ha (1,790-acre) island is bounded on the west by Old River, on the north by Bacon Island, on the east by Middle River, and Woodward Canal on the south.[2] It is in San Joaquin County, and managed by Reclamation District 2072.[3] It appears on 1913 and 1952 United States Geological Survey maps of the area.[4][5]

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  1. ^ "Fish Report, Delta/Stockton". The Modesto Bee. Modesto, California. 2019-12-04. p. B5.
  2. ^ Woodward Island, Bacon Island, Page 036 (San Joaquin County 1911) Historic Map Works, Residential Genealogy
  3. ^ "Municipal Service Review: Selected San Joaquin County Reclamation Districts" (PDF). San Joaquin Local Agency Formation Commission. E Mulberg & Associates. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ United States Geological Survey (1952). "Woodward Island Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.
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