Orwood Tract

Orwood Tract

USGS aerial imagery of Orwood Tract
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Geography
Location	Northern California
Coordinates	37°55′42″N 121°35′00″W[1]
Adjacent to	Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
Highest elevation	13 ft (4 m)[1]
Administration
United States
State	California
County	Contra Costa

United States Geological Survey map of Palm and Orwood Tracts in 1913.^[2]

The Orwood Tract is an island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.^[3][4] It is part of Contra Costa County, California.^[5][6] It, along with Palm Tract to the north, are managed by Reclamation District 2024 (Orwood and Palm Tracts).^[7] Its coordinates are 37°55′42″N 121°35′00″W^[1], and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 13 ft (4.0 m) in 1981.^[1] It appears on 1913 and 1952 United States Geological Survey maps of the area.^[2][8]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orwood Tract
2. Marshall, R.B.; Gerdine, T.G.; Hannegan, Duncan; Lewis, J.L. (1913). "Topography, State of California: Woodward Island Quadrangle". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
3. California State Automobile Association (2007). Coast and Valley: Bay Area to Southern California (Map). 1:560,000. American Automobile Association.
4. California State Automobile Association (1999). San Francisco Bay Region (Map). 1:190,000. American Automobile Association.
5. "Bond Men Visit Phillips Company's Island Holdings". The Evening Mail. Stockton, California. 1913-01-11. p. 6.
6. "King Bean In The Ascendency". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1913-02-25. p. 7.
7. "Countywide Reclamation Services: Municipal Service Review/Sphere of Influence Update (2nd Round) – FINAL" (PDF). Contra Costa Local Agency Formation Commission. 18 November 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
8. United States Geological Survey (1952). "Woodward Island Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.