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Sherman Island is an island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta at the confluence of the two rivers in Sacramento County, California, 1.2 miles northeast of Antioch. The 5,500 ha island, mostly managed by Reclamation District 341, is the meeting point of Sacramento, Solano, and Contra Costa Counties, and is bordered on the north and northwest b…
Sherman Island is an island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta at the confluence of the two rivers in Sacramento County, California, 1.2 miles northeast of Antioch. The 5,500 ha island, mostly managed by Reclamation District 341, is the meeting point of Sacramento, Solano, and Contra Costa Counties, and is bordered on the north and northwest by the Sacramento River, on the northeast by Three Mile Slough, and on the east, and south west by the San Joaquin River. Sherman Island is a widely known kite and windsurfing area.
  • Location: Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
  • Population: 233 (2000)
  • Adjacent to: Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
  • Area: 14,000 acres (5,700 ha)
  • Length: 9.5 mi (15.3 km) measured SW–NE
  • Width: 3.0 mi (4.8 km) measured SE–NW
Data from: en.wikipedia.org