Dutton Island

Dutton Island is a small island in Suisun Bay, California.[2][3] It is part of Solano County, and included within Reclamation District 2127.[4] Its coordinates are 38°04′54″N 121°58′14″W[1]. An 1850 survey map of the San Francisco Bay area made by Cadwalader Ringgold, as well as an 1854 map of the area by Henry Lange,[5] shows an unlabeled island covering some of the area now occupied by Dutton Island.[6]

Dutton Island
Aerial photo of a sad island surrounded by muck.
USGS aerial imagery of Dutton Island.
Dutton Island is located in Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Dutton Island
Dutton Island
Dutton Island is located in San Francisco Bay Area
Dutton Island
Dutton Island
Dutton Island is located in California
Dutton Island
Dutton Island
Dutton Island is located in the United States
Dutton Island
Dutton Island
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates38°04′54″N 121°58′14″W[1]
Adjacent toSuisun Bay
Administration
State California
CountySolano
A 2015 aerial photo of Grizzly Bay taken from the southeast; Dutton Island can be seen near the center, with Wheeler Island to the north and east, Simmons Island to the west, and Honker Bay to the south.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dutton Island
  2. California State Automobile Association (1999). San Francisco Bay Region (Map). 1:190,000. American Automobile Association.
  3. "$3.9 Million Project Aimed At Protecting Suisun Marsh". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1978-12-20. p. 5.
  4. "Municipal Service Review: Solano County Water, Irrigation, Reclamation, and Flood Management Agencies" (PDF). Solano County LAFCO. Michael Brandman Associates. 13 April 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  5. Lange, Henry (1854). "Bai San Francisco und Vereinigung des Sacramento mit dem San Joaquin". David Rumsey Map Collection. George Westermann. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  6. Ringgold, Cadwalader; Stuart, Fred D.; Everett, Chas.; Harrison (1850). "General Chart embracing Surveys of the Farallones Entrance to the Bay of San Francisco, Bays of San Francisco and San Pablo, Straits of Carquines and Suisun Bay, and the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, to the Cities of Sacramento and San Joaquin, California". David Rumsey Map Collection. San Francisco Common Council. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2021.


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