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Prospect Island is a small island in the San Joaquin River delta, in California.[2][3][4][5][6][7] It is part of Solano County, and managed by Reclamation District 1667.[8][9][10][11] Its coordinates are 38.2463030°N 121.6655110°W / 38.2463030; -121.6655110 (Prospect Island)[1].[12][13] It appears on a 1952 USGS map; by 1978, survey maps show it cut diagonally by the Sacramento River Deep Water Ship Channel.[14][15][16][17][18][19]

Prospect Island
USGS aerial imagery of the island.
Prospect Island
Prospect Island
Prospect Island
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates38.2463030°N 121.6655110°W / 38.2463030; -121.6655110 (Prospect Island)[1]
Adjacent bodies of waterSacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
Administration
United States
State California
CountySolano
Prospect Island viewed from the southeast in a 2018 aerial photo; to its southeast is Ryer Island and to its northwest is the flooded Liberty Island
Prospect Island viewed from the southeast in a 2018 aerial photo; to its southeast is Ryer Island and to its northwest is the flooded Liberty Island



References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prospect Island
  2. "Species". Napa Valley Register. Napa, California. 2020-04-17. p. B3.
  3. "Dikes Holding As Flood Reaches Bay Lowlands". Chico Record. Chico, California. 1936-02-01. p. 4.
  4. "Delta Area In Hectic Effort To Bar Floods". Santa Cruz Evening News. Santa Cruz, California. 1937-12-15. p. 1.
  5. "More islands submerged in Delta floods". North East Bay Independent and Gazette. Berkeley, California. 1980-02-22. p. 1.
  6. "Weather". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. 1980-02-22. p. 16.
  7. "Storm track veers north". Petaluma Argus-Courier. Petaluma, California. 1980-02-22. p. 1.
  8. "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 6 March 2021.
  9. "High Tide Is New Delta Flood Threat". The Fresno Bee The Republican. Fresno, California. 1937-12-15. p. 1.
  10. "Flood Crest Perils Delta". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. 1937-12-15. p. 1.
  11. "Levees Bolstered". San Pedro News-Pilot. San Pedro, California. 1937-12-15. p. 1.
  12. "Milder Storm Due For North State; Beleaguered Delta Area Eyes Relief". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1980-02-23. p. 3.
  13. "New flood threatens East Bay water lines". North East Bay Independent and Gazette. Berkeley, California. 1980-10-23. p. 5.
  14. United States Geological Survey (1952). "Liberty Island Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.
  15. United States Geological Survey (1978). "Liberty Island Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.
  16. "Delta island w/ rm & vu, a fix-upper". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1990-09-21. p. 13.
  17. "Delta island yours for $2.5 million". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. 1990-09-21. p. 5.
  18. "350-acre Delta Island". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1990-09-21. p. 27.
  19. "Delta island can be yours for $2.5 million". The Modesto Bee. Modesto, California. 1990-09-23. p. 29.


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