Holland Tract

Island in California
37°59′55″N 121°36′08″W / 37.99861°N 121.60222°W / 37.99861; -121.60222 (Holland Tract)[1]Adjacent toSacramento–San Joaquin River DeltaHighest elevation7 ft (2.1 m)[1]Administration
United States
State CaliforniaCountyContra Costa
USGS aerial imagery of Holland Tract

The Holland Tract is an island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.[2][3] It is part of Contra Costa County, California, and managed by Reclamation District 2025.[4][5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Its coordinates are 37°59′55″N 121°36′08″W / 37.99861°N 121.60222°W / 37.99861; -121.60222 (Holland Tract)[1], and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 7 ft (2.1 m) in 1981.[1] It appears on a 1952 United States Geological Survey map of the area.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holland Tract
  2. ^ California State Automobile Association (2007). Coast and Valley: Bay Area to Southern California (Map). 1:560,000. American Automobile Association.
  3. ^ California State Automobile Association (1999). San Francisco Bay Region (Map). 1:190,000. American Automobile Association.
  4. ^ "Countywide Reclamation Services: Municipal Service Review/Sphere of Influence Update (2nd Round) – FINAL" (PDF). Contra Costa Local Agency Formation Commission. 18 November 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Bond Men Visit Phillips Company's Island Holdings". The Evening Mail. Stockton, California. 1913-01-11. p. 6. Retrieved 2021-11-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "King Bean In The Ascendency". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1913-02-25. p. 7. Retrieved 2021-11-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "More islands submerged in Delta floods". The Berkeley Gazette. Berkeley, California. 1980-02-22. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-11-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Milder Storm Due For North State; Beleaguered Delta Area Eyes Relief". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1980-02-23. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-11-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "New flood threatens East Bay water lines". The Berkeley Gazette. Berkeley, California. 1980-10-23. p. 5. Retrieved 2021-11-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ United States Geological Survey (1952). "Woodward Island Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.

Most of the island is owned by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.[1]

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  1. ^ https://www.mwdh2o.com/delta-islands-and-habitat-restoration/