Ida Island

Ida Island
USGS aerial imagery of Ida Island; on its west end is a bridge to w:Brannan Island on the south, and Grand Island is north across the w:Sacramento River.
Ida Island
Ida Island
Ida Island
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates38°10′14″N 121°38′12″W / 38.17056°N 121.63667°W / 38.17056; -121.63667 (Ida Island)[1]
Adjacent toSacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
Highest elevation3 ft (0.9 m)[1]
Administration
United States
State California
CountySacramento

Ida Island (also known as Ida's Isle)[1] is a small island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.[2][3][4][5][6][7] It is part of Sacramento County, California.[8][9][10][11][12][13] Its coordinates are 38°10′14″N 121°38′12″W / 38.17056°N 121.63667°W / 38.17056; -121.63667 (Ida Island)[1], and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 3 ft (0.91 m) in 1981.[1] It appears on a 1978 USGS map of the area.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ida Island
  2. ^ "County Roll". The Record-Union. Sacramento, California. January 26, 1880. p. 7.
  3. ^ "Page 1". The Red Bluff News. Red Bluff, California. January 21, 1895. p. Sacramento River Work.
  4. ^ "Not sufficient evidence". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. August 24, 1900. p. 4.
  5. ^ "Two wing dams in the river". The Evening Bee. Sacramento, California. July 29, 1901. p. 4.
  6. ^ "Water still engulfs homes in the Delta". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. January 6, 1997. p. 3.
  7. ^ "Red Cross floods area with relief". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. February 6, 1997. p. 17.
  8. ^ "Page 9". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. March 9, 1928. p. Delta Resort Is Projected.
  9. ^ "Fire burns on islands in Isleton region". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. May 19, 1931. p. 21.
  10. ^ "Notice to Mariners". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 5, 1934. p. 15.
  11. ^ "Delta Area Master Plan Airing Is Set". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 14, 1963. p. 46.
  12. ^ "John M. Vieira, Delta Resort Operator, Dies". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. January 28, 1965. p. 38.
  13. ^ "Soggy". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. February 23, 1986. p. 69.
  14. ^ United States Geological Survey (1978). "Rio Vista Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.