Decker Island
An aerial photo of islands with farms on them.
An aerial photograph taken looking north in 2015. Sherman Island is below it.
Decker Island is located in Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Decker Island
Decker Island
Decker Island is located in San Francisco Bay Area
Decker Island
Decker Island
Decker Island is located in California
Decker Island
Decker Island
Decker Island is located in the United States
Decker Island
Decker Island
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates38°05′26″N 121°43′09″W / 38.0904745°N 121.7191214°W / 38.0904745; -121.7191214 (Decker Island)[1]
Adjacent toSacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
Administration
State California
CountySolano

Decker Island is a small island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River delta, in California.[2][3][4][5][6] It is part of Solano County.[7][8][9][10] Its coordinates are 38°05′26″N 121°43′09″W / 38.0904745°N 121.7191214°W / 38.0904745; -121.7191214 (Decker Island)[1]. Part of the island is the Decker Island Wildlife Area, operated by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Decker Island
  2. ^ California State Automobile Association (1999). San Francisco Bay Region (Map). 1:190,000. American Automobile Association.
  3. ^ "Country Roll". The Record-Union. Sacramento, California. 1884-02-02. p. 7.
  4. ^ "A down-river island". The Evening Bee. Sacramento, California. 1893-05-08. p. 8.
  5. ^ "In What County Lies This Land?". The Evening Bee. Sacramento, California. 1899-03-07. p. 5.
  6. ^ "What the Supervisors Did: Dispute over the Solano boundary". The Record-Union. Sacramento, California. 1899-03-08. p. 5.
  7. ^ "Decker Island is Awarded to Hansen". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco, California. 1899-12-20. p. 3.
  8. ^ "Ownership of Decker Island". The Record-Union. Sacramento, California. 1899-12-20. p. 8.
  9. ^ "Sinking Delta Creeps From The Pipeline". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. 1964-09-22. p. 13.
  10. ^ "Warm Weather Is Fly In Sportsman's Outdoor Ointment". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1964-09-25. p. 65.

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Map: Islands of Suisun Bay and the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
San Francisco Bay watershed
Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
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