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United States Geological Survey map of Palm and Orwood Tracts in 1913.[2]

The Orwood Tract is an island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.[3][4] It is part of Contra Costa County, California.[5][6] It, along with Palm Tract to the north, are managed by Reclamation District 2024 (Orwood and Palm Tracts).[7] Its coordinates are 37°55′42″N 121°35′00″W / 37.92833°N 121.58333°W / 37.92833; -121.58333 (Orwood Tract)[1], and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 13 ft (4.0 m) in 1981.[1] It appears on 1913 and 1952 United States Geological Survey maps of the area.[2][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orwood Tract
  2. ^ a b Marshall, R.B.; Gerdine, T.G.; Hannegan, Duncan; Lewis, J.L. (1913). "Topography, State of California: Woodward Island Quadrangle". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  3. ^ California State Automobile Association (2007). Coast and Valley: Bay Area to Southern California (Map). 1:560,000. American Automobile Association.
  4. ^ California State Automobile Association (1999). San Francisco Bay Region (Map). 1:190,000. American Automobile Association.
  5. ^ "Bond Men Visit Phillips Company's Island Holdings". The Evening Mail. Stockton, California. 1913-01-11. p. 6.
  6. ^ "King Bean In The Ascendency". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1913-02-25. p. 7.
  7. ^ "Countywide Reclamation Services: Municipal Service Review/Sphere of Influence Update (2nd Round) – FINAL" (PDF). Contra Costa Local Agency Formation Commission. 18 November 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  8. ^ United States Geological Survey (1952). "Woodward Island Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.


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