Little Island
Aerial image of an island.
USGS aerial imagery of Little Island
Little Island is located in San Francisco Bay Area
Little Island
Little Island
Little Island is located in California
Little Island
Little Island
Little Island is located in the United States
Little Island
Little Island
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates38°10′48″N 122°21′05″W / 38.18000°N 122.35139°W / 38.18000; -122.35139 (Little Island)[1]
Adjacent toNapa River
Highest elevation3 ft (0.9 m)[1]
Administration
United States
State California
CountyNapa and Solano
Little Island as it appears on a 1951 USGS topographic map.
An aerial view, looking toward the west, of the Napa River where it flows into San Pablo Bay through Vallejo. Islands visible include, from bottom of image: Mare, No. 1, Knight, Russ, No. 2, Green, Bull, Edgerly, Coon, Little, and Tubbs.

Little Island is a partially submerged marsh island in the Napa Slough, branching off from the Napa River upstream of San Pablo Bay (an embayment of San Francisco Bay).[2][3][4][5] It is almost entirely in Napa County, California, although part of its southern tip is in Solano County; it is managed as part of the Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area.[6][7] Its coordinates are 38°10′48″N 122°21′05″W / 38.18000°N 122.35139°W / 38.18000; -122.35139 (Little Island)[1], and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 3 ft (0.91 m) in 1981.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Island
  2. ↑ "Daily Real Estate Transcript". The Napa Valley Register. Napa, California. 1952-05-29. p. 11.
  3. ↑ "Local Notes". The St. Helena Star. St. Helena, California. 1946-11-15. p. 6.
  4. ↑ "Napa, Solano Land Is Sold For $185,000". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1948-07-01. p. 11.
  5. ↑ "Napa Marshes Added To Fourteen Waterfowl Areas, Opens Oct. 16". The Napa Valley Register. Napa, California. 1953-09-29. p. 6.
  6. ↑ "Directional Map Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area". California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region. May 2019. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  7. ↑ URS Corporation (May 2019). "Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area Land Management Plan". California Department of Fish and Game. Retrieved 26 February 2021.


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