Location Suisun Bay U.S. state California Elevation 0 cm | Highest elevation 0 m (0 ft) County Contra Costa County Area 183 ha | |
Winter Island (also known as Ruckels Island) is a 453-acre (183 ha) island in Suisun Bay, in the western Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. It is north of Pittsburg, separated from Browns Island to the west by a slough. It is private property, and contains one house. It is used as a duck hunting area, a wetland, and a dredging disposal area.
Map of Winter Island, California 94565, USA
In 2009, Brusco Tug and Barge, a tugboat company, pled guilty to illegal dredge dumping near the island between 2003 and 2007. In 2014, a large wildfire broke out on the island.
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Winter Island (California) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA