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Empire Tract
Geography
USGS aerial imagery of the Empire Tract
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Location	Northern California
Coordinates	38°03′55″N 121°28′48″W / 38.06528°N 121.48000°W / 38.06528; -121.48000 (Empire Tract)
Adjacent bodies of water	Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
Highest elevation	-10 ft (-3.05 m)
Administration
United States
State	California
County	San Joaquin

The Empire Tract is an island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. It is part of San Joaquin County, California, and managed by Reclamation District 2029. Its coordinates are 38°03′55″N 121°28′48″W / 38.06528°N 121.48000°W / 38.06528; -121.48000 (Empire Tract), and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as −10 ft (−3.0 m) in 1981.

Images for kids

A 2019 aerial photo of White Slough taken looking south from the Terminous Tract; King Island is on the left and the Empire Tract is on the right.
Herbert Hoover (right) with son Allan (left)
The Eight Mile Road bridge, constructed in 1936 across the Honker Cut

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