Island No. 1

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Island No. 1
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USGS aerial imagery of Island No. 1
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Island No. 1
Geography
Location Northern California
Coordinates 38°08′35″N122°20′40″W / 38.14306°N 122.34444°W / 38.14306; -122.34444 (Island No. 1) [1] Coordinates: 38°08′35″N122°20′40″W / 38.14306°N 122.34444°W / 38.14306; -122.34444 (Island No. 1) [1]
Adjacent bodies of water Napa River
Highest elevation3 ft (0.9 m) [1]
Administration
United States
StateFlag of California.svg  California
County Napa and Solano
Island No. 1 as it appears on a 1951 USGS topographic map. Island No 1, USGS map CA Cuttings Wharf 289711 1949 24000.png
Island No. 1 as it appears on a 1951 USGS topographic map.
An aerial view, looking toward the west, of the Napa River where it flows into San Pablo Bay through Vallejo. Islands visible include, from bottom of image: Mare, No. 1, Knight, Russ, No. 2, Green, Bull, Edgerly, Coon, Little, and Tubbs. Napa River in Vallejo.jpg
An aerial view, looking toward the west, of the Napa River where it flows into San Pablo Bay through Vallejo. Islands visible include, from bottom of image: Mare, No. 1, Knight, Russ, No. 2, Green, Bull, Edgerly, Coon, Little, and Tubbs.

Island No. 1 (formerly called Cross Island) [2] is a partially submerged island in the Napa River, upstream of San Pablo Bay (an embayment of San Francisco Bay). [3] [4] [2] It is in Napa and Solano County, California, and parts of it are managed as part of the Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area. [5] [6] Its coordinates are 38°08′35″N122°20′40″W / 38.14306°N 122.34444°W / 38.14306; -122.34444 (Island No. 1) [1] , and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 3 ft (0.91 m) in 1981. [1] It, along with Island No. 2, Green Island and Tubbs Island, are labeled on a 1902 USGS map of the area. [7]

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Coon Island (California) Island in California

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Edgerly Island Island in California

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Green Island (California) Island in California

Green Island is an island in the Napa River, upstream of San Pablo Bay. It is in Napa County, California, and managed as part of the Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area. Its coordinates are 38°12′09″N122°18′16″W, and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 23 ft (7.0 m) in 1981. It, long with Island No. 1, Island No. 2 and Tubbs Island, are labeled on a 1902 USGS map of the area.

Island No. 2 Island in California

Island No. 2 is a mostly-submerged island in Solano County, California. Formerly swampland, it was reclaimed into productive farmland, and became the subject of lengthy legal disputes in the early 20th century. Since then, it has become again submerged, and is now part of the Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area.

Knight Island (California) Island in California

Knight Island is a mostly-submerged island in the Napa River, upstream of San Pablo Bay. It is in Solano County, California, and managed as part of the Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area. Its coordinates are 38°08′09″N122°17′58″W, and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 3 ft (0.91 m) in 1981.

Russ Island Island in California

Russ Island is a mostly-submerged island in the Napa River, in Napa and Solano Counties, California. It was reclaimed in the late 19th century, and spent many years as productive farmland; in the 1950s, however, it was purchased by the Leslie Salt Company, and deliberately submerged to serve as an evaporation pond for salt production. The company allowed parts of it to be used for duck hunting. By the 1990s, it was acquired by the California Department of Fish and Game, who turned it into a wildlife preserve, and allowed it to return to marshland; it is now managed as part of the Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area, and is open to hunting, fishing, birdwatching, photography and hiking activities.

Tubbs Island Island in California

Tubbs Island is an island in San Pablo Bay. It is in Sonoma County, California, and parts of it are managed as part of the Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area. Its coordinates are 38°08′59″N122°25′27″W, and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 0 ft (0 m) in 1981. It, long with Island No. 1, Island No. 2 and Green Island, are labeled on a 1902 USGS map of the area.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Island No. 1
  2. 1 2 "Vallejo Proposes New Road To Bay Via San Rafael". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. May 18, 1921. p. 20.
  3. California State Automobile Association (1999). San Francisco Bay Region (Map). 1:190,000. American Automobile Association.
  4. "Salt plant will involve expenditure of $3,500,000". The Napa Valley Register. Napa, California. May 14, 1952. p. 16.
  5. "Directional Map Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area". California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region. May 2019. Archived from the original on April 23, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  6. URS Corporation (May 2019). "Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area Land Management Plan". California Department of Fish and Game. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  7. Goode, R.U.; Fletcher, L.C. (1902), Topography, State of California: Woodward Island Quadrangle, United States Geological Survey