Atlas Tract
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Northern California |
| Coordinates | 38°02′09″N 121°22′58″W / 38.03583°N 121.38278°W[1] |
| Adjacent to | Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta |
| Area | 360 acres (150 ha)[2]: 325 |
| Highest elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State | |
| County | San Joaquin |
The Atlas Tract (formerly known as the Hartland Tract)[3] is an island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, in San Joaquin County, California. It has been used for agriculture since it was first reclaimed in the late 19th century.
Geography
[edit]The Atlas Tract's boundaries are coterminous with Reclamation District 2126[4] (which was formed in 1989);[2]: 325 they are located entirely within the city of Stockton.[2]: 402 The Atlas Tract is rectangular, except for a small rectangular cutout in the southwest corner. The surface is flat, without significant change in elevation; the United States Geological Survey measured its overall elevation as 0 ft (0 m) in 1981.[1] It is mostly planted with crops, and is surrounded by 3.08 miles (5.0 km) of levees.[2]: 402 Its coordinates are 38°02′09″N 121°22′58″W / 38.03583°N 121.38278°W[1]. It has a Mediterranean climate.[5]
To the north of the Atlas Tract lies the Bishop Tract, from which it is separated by Bear Creek and Pixley Slough.[6][7] To its west and south, across Mosher Slough, is the Shima Tract; to its east is Interstate 5.[6]
History
[edit]In the 1880s, the Atlas Tract was first developed and planted by Charles E. Knapp, a real estate investor and employee of the Southern Pacific company.[8] At the time, its largest landowners were Judge Cooney and Dr. S. F. Long, of San Francisco.[8] By 1915, livestock were being raised on the tract by M. Goldstein;[9] in 1935, the tract was still used for ranching and was the location of the Biaga ranch.[10]
In 1967, the First Stockton Corporation proposed to develop a man-made marina and lake there; the Stockton Planning Commission endorsed this proposal, but the county of San Joaquin had delayed approval of excavation permits.[11] The marina and park were to be constructed by removing 4,350,000 cubic yards (3,330,000 m3) of material, to be used for nearby freeway construction.[3] In December, it was announced that county officials had approved the plan, which was expected to be completed around 1970.[12] However, no such developments are shown in topographic maps from 1978,[13] 1993,[14] 1997,[6] or 2015.[15] In 2006, the Atlas Tract was aerially sprayed to kill mosquitoes suspected of carrying the West Nile virus.[16]
As of 2017, the Atlas Tract was owned by the Alex and Faye Spanos Family Trust, and used solely for agriculture (being used to grow small grains and hay).[2]: 325, 340 At that time, there were no residences on the land, but a large-scale residential development had been proposed on the tract (with potentially as many as 1,400 lots).[2]: 402 In 2015, the population was 0; the San Joaquin County Local Agency Formation Commission projected a population of 42,000 by 2045.[2]: 340
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Atlas Tract
- ^ a b c d e f g "Municipal Service Review: Selected San Joaquin County Reclamation Districts" (PDF). San Joaquin Local Agency Formation Commission. E Mulberg & Associates. 18 March 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Big Excavation Permit Sought". Tracy Press. Tracy, California. 1967-11-01. p. 13.
- ^ "Reclamation Districts Map" (PDF). San Joaquin County Geographic Information Systems. San Joaquin County. 16 September 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. S2CID 9654551. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ a b c United States Geological Survey (1997). "Terminous Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.
- ^ United States Geological Survey (1952). "Terminous Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.
- ^ a b "New Yorker Recalls Pioneer Land Deals". The Fresno Morning Republican. Fresno, California. 1912-04-29. p. 3.
- ^ "Mortgages". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1915-03-18. p. 9.
- ^ "Axe Killing Results From Delta Sport". Stockton Independent. Stockton, California. 1935-03-19. p. 2.
- ^ "County Zoners Will Decide On Stockton Marina". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1967-10-30. p. 22.
- ^ "SJ Approves Plan Creating 275-Acre Lake". The Modesto Bee. Modesto, California. 1967-12-01. p. 19. Retrieved 2021-11-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ United States Geological Survey (1978). "Terminous Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.
- ^ United States Geological Survey (1993). "Lodi, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:100000.
- ^ United States Geological Survey (2015). "Terminous Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey: US Topo. 1:24000.
- ^ "Virus". The Escalon Times. Escalon, California. 2006-08-02. p. 10.
Map: Islands of Suisun Bay and the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta | |
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