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Winter Island (California)

Coordinates:38°02′35″N121°50′56″W / 38.043°N 121.849°W /38.043; -121.849
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Restored as a tidal marsh in Suisun Bay
Winter Island
An aerial photo of two islands.
An aerial photo of Winter Island (on the right).Browns Island is on the left of the image, andAntioch is on the bottom.
Winter Island is located in Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
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Winter Island is located in San Francisco Bay Area
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Winter Island is located in California
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Winter Island is located in the United States
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Geography
LocationSuisun Bay
Coordinates38°02′35″N121°50′56″W / 38.043°N 121.849°W /38.043; -121.849
Area453 acres (183 ha)
Highest elevation0 m (0 ft)
Administration
United States
U.S. stateCalifornia
CountyContra Costa County

Winter Island (also known asRuckels Island)[1] is a 453-acre (183 ha) island inSuisun Bay, in the westernSacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.[2][3] It is north ofPittsburg,[2][3] separated fromBrowns Island to the west by aslough. It wasprivate property,[3] and contained one house.[2] It is used as aduck hunting area, awetland, and adredging disposal area.[3] In 2016 Winter Island was purchased by theCalifornia Department of Water Resources in order to restore the island as atidal marsh.[4] Winter Island is part ofContra Costa County, and managed byReclamation District 2122.[5] It is shown, labeled "Ruckels Island", on an 1850 survey map of theSan Francisco Bay area made byCadwalader Ringgold[6] and an 1854 map of the area byHenry Lange.[7]

In 2009, Brusco Tug and Barge, atugboat company, pled guilty to illegal dredge dumping near the island between 2003 and 2007.[3] In 2014, a largewildfire broke out on the island.[2]

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  1. ^"Winter Island".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^abcd"Crews responding to brush fire on Winter Island in delta".KGO-TV. 2014-01-22. Retrieved2016-10-12.
  3. ^abcdeCosta, Hilary (2009-09-11)."Tug company settles Delta pollution charges".East Bay Times. Retrieved2016-10-12.
  4. ^Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) Fish Restoration Program (FRP) acquired approximately 589 acres on Winter Island in 2016 for tidal wetland restoration
  5. ^"Countywide Reclamation Services: Municipal Service Review/Sphere of Influence Update (2nd Round) – FINAL"(PDF). Contra Costa Local Agency Formation Commission. 18 November 2015. Retrieved23 February 2021.
  6. ^Ringgold, Cadwalader; Stuart, Fred D.; Everett, Chas.; Harrison (1850)."General Chart embracing Surveys of the Farallones Entrance to the Bay of San Francisco, Bays of San Francisco and San Pablo, Straits of Carquines and Suisun Bay, and the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, to the Cities of Sacramento and San Joaquin, California".David Rumsey Map Collection. San Francisco Common Council. Retrieved25 February 2021.
  7. ^Lange, Henry (1854)."Bai San Francisco und Vereinigung des Sacramento mit dem San Joaquin".David Rumsey Map Collection. George Westermann. Retrieved25 February 2021.
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