Terminous Tract

Terminous Tract
Aerial image of an island.
USGS aerial imagery of the Terminous Tract
Terminous Tract is located in Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Terminous Tract
Terminous Tract
Terminous Tract is located in California
Terminous Tract
Terminous Tract
Terminous Tract is located in the United States
Terminous Tract
Terminous Tract
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates38°06′45″N 121°27′27″W / 38.11250°N 121.45750°W / 38.11250; -121.45750 (Terminous Tract)[1]
Adjacent toSacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
Highest elevation−7 ft (-2.1 m)[1]
Administration
United States
State California
CountySan Joaquin

The Terminous Tract is an island in 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][22][23][24][25] It is part of San Joaquin County, California, and managed by Reclamation District 548.[26][27] Its coordinates are 38°06′45″N 121°27′27″W / 38.11250°N 121.45750°W / 38.11250; -121.45750 (Terminous Tract), and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as −7 ft (−2.1 m) in 1981.[1] The census-designated place of Terminous, California is on the island.

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Terminous Tract
  2. ^ "Lives May Be Lost: Terminous Tract Flooding Fast". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1904-03-02. p. 5.
  3. ^ "Saw Desolation Made By Flood". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1904-03-07. p. 8.
  4. ^ "He Bought Land Under The Water". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1904-07-23. p. 8.
  5. ^ "Land-locked Fish Will Be Saved". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1906-07-24. p. 8.
  6. ^ "City Almost Dry Again, Islands Are In Danger". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1907-03-21. p. 1.
  7. ^ "Islands Alone Are Anxious". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1911-02-02. p. 8.
  8. ^ "The Islands Are Flooded". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1907-03-25. p. 8.
  9. ^ "Duck and Quail Season Opens Tomorrow". The Evening Mail. Stockton, California. 1912-10-14. p. 8.
  10. ^ "Two Lads Missing From Their Homes". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1912-10-14. p. 10.
  11. ^ "Dairies to number of Twenty-Five Now Operating On Roberts Island, Where That Most Profitable Industry Promises to Hold Sway Over a Vast Alfalfa Acreage". The Evening Mail. Stockton, California. 1914-08-26. p. 7.
  12. ^ "Emergency Work". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1951-02-14. p. 1.
  13. ^ "Delta Growers Will Increase Beet Acreage". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1917-11-30. p. 7.
  14. ^ "Sacramento Buys Two Large Delta Acreages". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1918-02-02. p. 3.
  15. ^ "Terminous Tract Deed Is Signed In China". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1918-06-07. p. 5.
  16. ^ "For Sale". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1919-05-02. p. 17.
  17. ^ "Scenes Near Terminous Where Asparagus Acreages Are Being Increased". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1924-03-08. p. 33.
  18. ^ "California Potato King Dead". The Fresno Morning Republican. Fresno, California. 1926-03-28. p. 1.
  19. ^ "$2,000,000 State Levee Repair Job Is Speeded By Army Engineers". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. 1951-02-14. p. 15.
  20. ^ "For sale by owner". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 1957-07-07. p. 103.
  21. ^ "Foreigners snap up prime delta acreage". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. 1980-03-02. p. 24.
  22. ^ "Report urges $415 million Delta repair job". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. 1982-10-19. p. 11.
  23. ^ "Lucky job building a drawbridge". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1990-01-05. p. 25.
  24. ^ "Drawbridge bridges waters and history". Times-Advocate. Escondido, California. 1990-01-07. p. 17.
  25. ^ "Rain-lashed residents stave off Delta blues". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 1995-03-23. p. 3.
  26. ^ "Municipal Service Review: Selected San Joaquin County Reclamation Districts" (PDF). San Joaquin Local Agency Formation Commission. E Mulberg & Associates. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  27. ^ "Reclamation Districts Map" (PDF). San Joaquin County Geographic Information Systems. San Joaquin County. 16 September 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.


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