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Fay Island

Coordinates: 37°56′55″N 121°33′55″W / 37.9485348°N 121.5652291°W / 37.9485348; -121.5652291 (Fay Island)[1]
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Fay Island
Aerial image of an island almost totally oversconced by water.
USGS aerial imagery of Fay Island
Fay Island is located in Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Fay Island
Fay Island
Fay Island is located in California
Fay Island
Fay Island
Fay Island is located in the United States
Fay Island
Fay Island
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates37°56′55″N 121°33′55″W / 37.9485348°N 121.5652291°W / 37.9485348; -121.5652291 (Fay Island)[1]
Adjacent toSacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
Administration
United States
State California
CountySan Joaquin

Fay Island is a small, partially submerged island in the San Joaquin River delta, in California.[2] It is part of San Joaquin County, and managed by Reclamation District 2113.[3][4] Its coordinates are 37°56′55″N 121°33′55″W / 37.9485348°N 121.5652291°W / 37.9485348; -121.5652291 (Fay Island)[1]. It appears, almost completely submerged, on a 1952 United States Geological Survey map of the area.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fay Island
  2. ^ "Residents near levees bail water and hope for best". The Modesto Bee. Modesto, California. 1983-06-26. p. 2.
  3. ^ "Municipal Service Review: Selected San Joaquin County Reclamation Districts" (PDF). San Joaquin Local Agency Formation Commission. E Mulberg & Associates. 18 March 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  4. ^ "US Gives State $6.2 Million To Repair Battered Levees". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1983-02-23. p. 16.
  5. ^ United States Geological Survey (1952). "Woodward Island Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.