Island in California
For other uses, see Goat Island.
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Northern California |
| Coordinates | 38°12′51″N 122°02′03″W / 38.21417°N 122.03417°W / 38.21417; -122.03417 (Goat Island)[1] |
| Adjacent to | Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta |
| Highest elevation | 16 ft (4.9 m)[1] |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State | |
| County | Solano |
Goat Island is an island in Suisun Slough, near Suisun Bay, an embayment of San Francisco Bay.[2] It is part of Solano County, and is not managed by any reclamation district.[3] Its coordinates are 38°12′51″N 122°02′03″W / 38.21417°N 122.03417°W / 38.21417; -122.03417 (Goat Island)[1], and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 16 ft (4.9 m) in 1981.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goat Island
- ^ "Conservationists fight to preserve marshlands". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. 1974-11-26. p. 20.
- ^ "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 25 February 2021.
Map: Islands of Suisun Bay and the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta | |
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