Venice Island (California)

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Venice Island
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Venice Island
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Venice Island
Geography
Location Northern California
Coordinates 38°04′30″N121°32′04″W / 38.07500°N 121.53444°W / 38.07500; -121.53444
Adjacent to Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Area3,100 acres (1,300 ha)
Administration
United States
State California
County San Joaquin
Venice Island in an aerial photo taken looking toward the east in 2018. Shiloh Wind Power Plant aerial cropped to Venice Island.jpg
Venice Island in an aerial photo taken looking toward the east in 2018.

Venice Island is an island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, fifteen kilometres (9.3 miles) northwest of Stockton. [1] [2] It is in San Joaquin County, California, and managed by Reclamation District 2023. [3]

It is owned by Barron Hilton and the DiNapoli family.[ citation needed ]

The 3,100-acre (1,300 ha) island is bounded on the north- and northeast by Potato Slough, on the southeast by Little Connection Slough, on the south by the Stockton Deepwater Channel Venice Cut, and on the west by the San Joaquin River-Stockton Deepwater Shipping Channel.

See also

References

  1. "Milder Storm Due For North State; Beleaguered Delta Area Eyes Relief". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1980-02-23. p. 3.
  2. "Record tides push Delta to crisis stage". The Tribune. Oakland, California. 1986-02-21. p. 10.
  3. "Municipal Service Review: Selected San Joaquin County Reclamation Districts" (PDF). San Joaquin Local Agency Formation Commission. E Mulberg & Associates. 18 March 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.