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The Shima Tract is an island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.[2][3][4] It is part of San Joaquin County, California, and managed by Reclamation District 2115.[5][6] Its coordinates are 38°01′40″N 121°23′06″W / 38.02778°N 121.38500°W / 38.02778; -121.38500 (Shima Tract)[1], and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 0 ft (0 m) in 1981.[1] It appears on a 1952 USGS map of the area.[7]

The Shima Tract was owned by (and takes its name from) George Shima, a businessman and farmer who at one point produced 85% of California's potato crop.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shima Tract
  2. ^ "Waterfront notes". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1912-10-05. p. 4.
  3. ^ "US Gives State $6.2 Million To Repair Battered Levees". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1983-02-23. p. 16.
  4. ^ "Residents near levees bail water and hope for best". The Modesto Bee. Modesto, California. 1983-06-26. p. 2.
  5. ^ "Municipal Service Review: Selected San Joaquin County Reclamation Districts" (PDF). San Joaquin Local Agency Formation Commission. E Mulberg & Associates. 18 March 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ United States Geological Survey (1952). "Terminous Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.
  8. ^ "George Shima". Soundings Magazine. February 12, 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2021.


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