Widdows Island is a small island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta along the Old River distributary of the San Joaquin River.[2][3] It is part of San Joaquin County, California. Its coordinates are 37°51′40″N 121°34′27″W[1], and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 0 ft (0 m) in 1981.[1] It appears on USGS maps of the area as dry land up to 2018; the latest 2021 topographic map shows the island now mostly flooded, with the old levee surrounding it still above water.[4]
![]() USGS aerial imagery of Widdows Island, with Byron Tract to its northwest, Victoria Island to its northeast and Eucalyptus Island to its southeast. | |
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Location | Northern California |
Coordinates | 37°51′40″N 121°34′27″W[1] |
Adjacent to | Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta |
Highest elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
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County | San Joaquin |
Map: Islands of Suisun Bay and the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta | |
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