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Suisun Bay; Patwin for "where the west wind blows" is a shallow tidal estuary in Northern California. It lies at the confluence of the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River, forming the entrance to t
Aerial photo of the Suisun Bay, looking east at the Benicia-Martinez Bridges. Benicia is on the left, Martinez to the right.
San Pablo Bay with Suisun Bay at upper right.
Another view of the "Ghost Fleet", also known as the "Moth Ball Fleet".
The Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, or California Delta, is an expansive inland river delta and estuary in Central California and Northern California. The delta is formed at the western edge of th
Suisun Bay
…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. To the west, Suisun Bay is drained by the Carquinez Strait, which connects to San Pablo Bay, a northern extension of San…
Part of the Delta viewed from above. Sherman Island in foreground with the Sacramento River above and San Joaquin River below/right.
The Old River, a former channel of the San Joaquin River located in the southwestern Delta
An 1850 drawing of the Sacramento River in the Delta, showing the lush foliage that made up much of the virgin Delta.
Land subsidence in the Delta as of 1995