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Orwood Tract

Contra Costa County, California geography stubsIslands of Contra Costa County, CaliforniaIslands of Northern CaliforniaIslands of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
NASA Worldwind, USGS imagery map, Orwood Tract, California
NASA Worldwind, USGS imagery map, Orwood Tract, California

The Orwood Tract is an island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. It is part of Contra Costa County, California. It, along with Palm Tract to the north, are managed by Reclamation District 2024 (Orwood and Palm Tracts). Its coordinates are 37°55′42″N 121°35′00″W, and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 13 ft (4.0 m) in 1981. It appears on 1913 and 1952 United States Geological Survey maps of the area.

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N 37.928333333333 ° E -121.58333333333 °
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NASA Worldwind, USGS imagery map, Orwood Tract, California
NASA Worldwind, USGS imagery map, Orwood Tract, California
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