Jones Tract
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The Jones Tract is an island
containing Lower Jones Tract and the Upper Jones Tract in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in San Joaquin County, California
, fifteen kilometres west of Stockton
. The 4900 ha (12,108.2 acre) island is bounded on the north by Empire Cut, on the northeast by Whiskey Slough, on the southeast by Trapper Slough, and on the west, Middle River. The tracts are bifurcated by the parallel running Mokelumne Aqueduct, the Achison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
, and West Lower Jones Road.
failed, inundating the entire island with more than 150000 acre.ft of water. The island, which lies 3 metres below sea level, required three weeks to repair the breach, and an additional five months for de-watering after the pumps were shut down on 18 December 2004.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
containing Lower Jones Tract and the Upper Jones Tract in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in San Joaquin County, California
San Joaquin County, California
San Joaquin County is a county located in Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, just east of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 685,306. The county seat is Stockton.-History:...
, fifteen kilometres west of Stockton
Stockton, California
Stockton, California, the seat of San Joaquin County, is the fourth-largest city in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. With a population of 291,707 at the 2010 census, Stockton ranks as this state's 13th largest city...
. The 4900 ha (12,108.2 acre) island is bounded on the north by Empire Cut, on the northeast by Whiskey Slough, on the southeast by Trapper Slough, and on the west, Middle River. The tracts are bifurcated by the parallel running Mokelumne Aqueduct, the Achison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
, and West Lower Jones Road.
2004 levee failure
On 3 June 2004, the Upper Jones Tract levee near Woodward IslandWoodward Island (California)
Woodward Island is an island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in San Joaquin County, California, twenty kilometres east of Antioch, and twenty kilometres west of Stockton. The island is bounded on the west by Old River, on the north by Bacon Island, on the east by Middle River, and...
failed, inundating the entire island with more than 150000 acre.ft of water. The island, which lies 3 metres below sea level, required three weeks to repair the breach, and an additional five months for de-watering after the pumps were shut down on 18 December 2004.