&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Grand_Island_(California).png) USGS aerial imagery of the island. | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Sacramento-San_Joaquin_Delta_OSM_Cycle_Large.png)  Grand Island &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:USA_California_location_map.svg) Grand Island &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Usa_edcp_location_map.svg) Grand Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern California |
| Coordinates | 38°14′08″N 121°34′45″W / 38.23556°N 121.57917°W[1] |
| Adjacent to | Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta |
| Administration | |
| State |  California |
| County | Solano |
Grand Island (formerly referred to as Taylor Island or La Isla de los Quenensias)[1] is an island lying between Sycamore Slough and the Sacramento River.[2][3] A post office operated at Grand Island from 1854 to 1919.[2] It is shown, labeled "Taylor Island", on an 1850 survey map of the San Francisco Bay area made by Cadwalader Ringgold[4] and an 1854 map of the area by Henry Lange.[5]
Grand Island is located in Sacramento County, California at 38°14′08″N 121°34′45″W / 38.23556°N 121.57917°W,[1] and managed by Reclamation District 3.[6]
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