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Rhode Island (California)

Coordinates: 37°59′59″N 121°34′31″W / 37.9996445°N 121.5752300°W / 37.9996445; -121.5752300 (Rhode Island)[1]
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Rhode Island
An aerial photograph of an island covered in vegetation and surrounded by rivers.
USGS aerial imagery of Rhode Island, with Holland Tract to its west, Bacon Island to its southeast and the flooded Little Mandeville Island to its north.
Rhode Island is located in Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Rhode Island
Rhode Island
Rhode Island is located in California
Rhode Island
Rhode Island
Rhode Island is located in the United States
Rhode Island
Rhode Island
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates37°59′59″N 121°34′31″W / 37.9996445°N 121.5752300°W / 37.9996445; -121.5752300 (Rhode Island)[1]
Adjacent toSacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
Highest elevation0 ft (0 m)
Administration
United States
StateCalifornia
CountyContra Costa

Rhode Island is a small, partially submerged island in the San Joaquin River delta, in California.[2] It is part of Contra Costa County. Its coordinates are 37°59′59″N 121°34′31″W / 37.9996445°N 121.5752300°W / 37.9996445; -121.5752300 (Rhode Island)[1]. It appears on a 1952 United States Geological Survey map of the area.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rhode Island
  2. ^ "New Floods Sweep Valleys". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. 1938-02-14. p. 1.
  3. ^ United States Geological Survey (1952). "Woodward Island Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.