Middle Ground Island

Middle Ground Island

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Geography
Location	Northern California
Coordinates	38°03′46″N 121°58′53″W[1]
Adjacent to	Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
Highest elevation	0 ft (0 m)[1]
Administration
United States
State	California
County	Solano

Middle Ground Island is an island in Suisun Bay, an embayment of San Francisco Bay, downstream of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]} It is part of Solano County, California, and not managed by any reclamation district.^[22] Its coordinates are 38°03′46″N 121°58′53″W^[1], and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 0 ft (0 m) in 1981.^[1]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Middle Ground Island
2. California State Automobile Association (1999). San Francisco Bay Region (Map). 1:190,000. American Automobile Association.
3. "Dredger Man Drowns In Bay". Contra Costa Gazette. Martinez, California. 1930-09-20. p. 1.
4. "Loaded Seiner Is Fast Aground". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. 1935-11-17. p. 6.
5. "Bay Mishap". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1949-11-26. p. 13.
6. "The Net". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. 1956-04-12. p. 31.
7. "Sportsman, Commercial Fisherman In Row". Daily Independent Journal. San Rafael, California. 1956-10-16. p. 9.
8. "Middle Ground Island: The County's Border War". Contra Costa Times. Walnut Creek, California. 1963-12-12. p. 1.
9. "Soggy Island Sparks CC Border War". Concord Transcript. Concord, California. 1963-12-12. p. 12.
10. "Checking the News". Concord Transcript. Concord, California. 1964-03-26. p. 9.
11. "Delta Fishing!". Concord Transcript. Concord, California. 1966-07-29. p. 13.
12. "Shell, Standard Probe Solano For Oil Strikes". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1967-08-28. p. 11.
13. "Maybe Another Brentwood Oil Field?". Contra Costa Times. Walnut Creek, California. 1967-08-30. p. 1.
14. "More Drillers Seek Gas In San Joaquin County". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1967-09-13. p. 37.
15. "Coast Guard Rescues Fishing Party". Contra Costa Times. Walnut Creek, California. 1973-10-16. p. 12.
16. "Corporation seeks dredging permit". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. 1978-03-07. p. 41.
17. "Middle Ground Island may soon vanish". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. 1978-11-07. p. 25.
18. "Middle Ground Island will stay put after all". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. 1978-11-16. p. 15.
19. "Notice of Intention". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 1980-09-17. p. 44.
20. "Fishing Line, Delta Region". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 2010-02-25. p. 39.
21. "Meeting an old friend and a fish that made his day". The Modesto Bee. Modesto, California. 1989-01-19. p. 14.
22. "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 25 February 2021.