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The Carquinez Strait (/ k ɑːr ˈ k iː n ə s /; Spanish: Estrecho de Carquinez) [1] [2] is a narrow tidal strait located in the Bay Area of Northern California, United States.It is part of the tidal estuary of the Sacramento and the San Joaquin rivers as they drain into the San Francisco Bay.
Carquinez Strait — part of the tidal estuary of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta drain into San Francisco Bay, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. The strait connects Suisun Bay in the delta with San Pablo Bay .
Port Costa is a small town and census-designated place (CDP) in Contra Costa County, California, located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area.Situated on the southern shore of the Carquinez Strait, the population was 190 in 2020 according to the United States Census Bureau.
San Pablo Bay, shown with San Francisco Bay San Pablo Bay and the Carquinez Strait Panorama of San Pablo Bay from Wildcat Mountain near Sears Point in Sonoma County. San Pablo Bay is a tidal estuary that forms the northern extension of the San Francisco Bay in the East Bay and North Bay regions of the San Francisco Bay Area in northern California.
The lower section of the Napa River from Napa to San Pablo Bay has flatwater that is suitable for canoeing, sea kayaking, motorboating, as well as an Italian-style gondola cruise. [25] The Napa River Trail has segments at Kennedy Park (N 38.26764 W 122.28373) & between Lincoln Ave (N 38.31055 W 122.27783) and Trancas St (N 38.32496 W 122.28384 ...
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Suisun Bay (/ s ə ˈ s uː n / sə-SOON; Wintun for "where the west wind blows") is a shallow tidal estuary (a northeastern extension of the San Francisco Bay) in Northern California. It lies at the confluence of the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River, forming the entrance to the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, an inverted river delta.
El Capitan was a side-wheel steam-powered passenger ferry operated on San Francisco Bay. The ferry was built for the Central Pacific Railroad in 1868 in anticipation of completion of the First transcontinental railroad. The ferry offered connecting service to San Francisco for train passengers arriving in Oakland, California.