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Shin Kee Tract

Coordinates: 38°05′45″N 121°25′09″W / 38.09583°N 121.41917°W / 38.09583; -121.41917 (Shin Kee Tract)[1]
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Shin Kee Tract
Aerial image of an island.
USGS aerial imagery of the Shin Kee Tract
Shin Kee Tract is located in Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Shin Kee Tract
Shin Kee Tract
Shin Kee Tract is located in California
Shin Kee Tract
Shin Kee Tract
Shin Kee Tract is located in the United States
Shin Kee Tract
Shin Kee Tract
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates38°05′45″N 121°25′09″W / 38.09583°N 121.41917°W / 38.09583; -121.41917 (Shin Kee Tract)[1]
Adjacent toSacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
Highest elevation0 ft (0 m)[1]
Administration
United States
State California
CountySan Joaquin

The Shin Kee Tract is an island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.[2][3][4] It is part of San Joaquin County, California, and not managed by any reclamation district.[5][6] Its coordinates are 38°05′45″N 121°25′09″W / 38.09583°N 121.41917°W / 38.09583; -121.41917 (Shin Kee 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shin Kee Tract
  2. ^ "State Study: Many Delta Levees Rated Poor". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. 1980-11-11. p. 8.
  3. ^ "The Delta's very existence depends upon the levees". The Modesto Bee. Modesto, California. 1984-08-12. p. 2.
  4. ^ "Terminous Tract Deed Is Signed In China". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1918-06-07. p. 5.
  5. ^ "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.
  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.