 United States Geological Survey aerial imagery of Bradford Island | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern California |
| Coordinates | 38°04′38″N 121°39′48″W / 38.07722°N 121.66333°W[1] |
| Adjacent to | Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta |
| Area | 2,172[2] acres (879 ha) |
| Highest elevation | −10 ft (-3 m)[3] |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State | California |
| County | Contra Costa |
| Demographics | |
| Population | approx. 48 (as of 2020)[4] |
Bradford Island is a 2,172-acre (879 ha)[2] island of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, in Contra Costa County, California, United States. Bradford Island is inaccessible by roads, and is served by a ferry across the False River from nearby Jersey Island. Approximately 48 people lived on the island as of 2020[update]. Other uses of land include wheat farming, cattle grazing, and natural gas extraction.
Bradford Island is a reclaimed peat wetland; as it lies below sea level, it is protected by flooding by levees. These, as well as a pump station and internal drainage canals, are administered by Reclamation District 2059, founded in 1921. The levees have been breached on several occasions, leading to the island becoming flooded. Bradford Island is one of eight Delta islands considered critical to the region's water quality by the California Department of Water Resources.
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