Geography | |
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Location | Suisun Bay |
Coordinates | 38°02′35″N 121°50′56″W / 38.043°N 121.849°W |
Area | 453 acres (183 ha) |
Highest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Administration | |
United States | |
U.S. state | California |
County | Contra Costa County |
Winter Island (also known as Ruckels Island) [1] is a 453-acre (183 ha) island in Suisun Bay, in the western Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. [2] [3] It is north of Pittsburg, [2] [3] separated from Browns Island to the west by a slough. It was private property, [3] and contained one house. [2] It is used as a duck hunting area, a wetland, and a dredging disposal area. [3] In 2016 Winter Island was purchased by the California Department of Water Resources in order to restore the island as a tidal marsh. [4] Winter Island is part of Contra Costa County, and managed by Reclamation District 2122. [5] It is shown, labeled "Ruckels Island", on an 1850 survey map of the San Francisco Bay area made by Cadwalader Ringgold [6] and an 1854 map of the area by Henry Lange. [7]
In 2009, Brusco Tug and Barge, a tugboat company, pled guilty to illegal dredge dumping near the island between 2003 and 2007. [3] In 2014, a large wildfire broke out on the island. [2]
Geography | |
---|---|
Location | Suisun Bay |
Coordinates | 38°02′35″N 121°50′56″W / 38.043°N 121.849°W |
Area | 453 acres (183 ha) |
Highest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Administration | |
United States | |
U.S. state | California |
County | Contra Costa County |
Winter Island (also known as Ruckels Island) [1] is a 453-acre (183 ha) island in Suisun Bay, in the western Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. [2] [3] It is north of Pittsburg, [2] [3] separated from Browns Island to the west by a slough. It was private property, [3] and contained one house. [2] It is used as a duck hunting area, a wetland, and a dredging disposal area. [3] In 2016 Winter Island was purchased by the California Department of Water Resources in order to restore the island as a tidal marsh. [4] Winter Island is part of Contra Costa County, and managed by Reclamation District 2122. [5] It is shown, labeled "Ruckels Island", on an 1850 survey map of the San Francisco Bay area made by Cadwalader Ringgold [6] and an 1854 map of the area by Henry Lange. [7]
In 2009, Brusco Tug and Barge, a tugboat company, pled guilty to illegal dredge dumping near the island between 2003 and 2007. [3] In 2014, a large wildfire broke out on the island. [2]