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Mallard Island is a small island in Suisun Bay, at the confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] It is part of Contra Costa County, California. Its coordinates are 38°02′31″N 121°55′07″W[1], and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 3 ft (0.91 m) in 1981.[1] It appears in a 1953 USGS map of the area.[15]

Mallard Island
USGS aerial imagery of Mallard Island; Suisun Bay is to the north, and West Pittsburg is to the south across Mallard Slough.
Mallard Island
Mallard Island
Mallard Island
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates38°02′31″N 121°55′07″W[1]
Adjacent bodies of waterSuisun Bay
Highest elevation3 ft (0.9 m)[1]
Administration
United States
State California
CountyContra Costa

References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mallard Island
  2. "Bridge permit is asked over Suisun Bay". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 1912-03-24. p. 67.
  3. "Oakland-Antioch gets Montezuma bridge approved". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1912-06-12. p. 5.
  4. "Ferry slips to be finished soon". Daily Gazette. Martinez, California. 1912-06-14. p. 1.
  5. "Pile driver burned on island". Daily Gazette. Martinez, California. 1913-03-18. p. 1.
  6. "New Equipment for Oakland & Antioch". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. 1913-05-02. p. 11.
  7. "Bridge Across Suisun Straits". The Evening Times-Star and Alameda Daily Argus. Alameda, California. 1913-05-23. p. 2.
  8. "P.J. Kindelon is Back with Watch". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco, California. 1913-06-22. p. 26.
  9. "Big ferry burns at dock". Daily Gazette. Martinez, California. 1914-05-18. p. 1.
  10. "New Steel Ferry for O. A. and E." Concord Transcript. Concord, California. 1914-12-31. p. 8.
  11. "Cal. Water Co. Asks Govt. For Okeh to Build Tidal Barrier". Contra Costa Gazette and Daily Gazette. Martinez, California. 1929-10-18. p. 1.
  12. "The 'Annual' W. Pittsburg Grass Fire". Contra Costa Times. Walnut Creek, California. 1966-07-29. p. 1.
  13. "Lawsuit Asks $75,000 In Damages". Contra Costa Times. Walnut Creek, California. 1968-04-19. p. 18.
  14. "Fisherman survives 2 cold nights: Stranded on a Delta island". Contra Costa Times. Walnut Creek, California. 1975-12-07. p. 17.
  15. United States Geological Survey (1953). "Antioch Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.


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