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Richmond Inner Harbor is a deepwater body of water in
Richmond, California
Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was municipal corporation, incorporated on August 7, 1905, and has a Richmond, California City Council, city council. .
History
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The harbor lies between Ferry Point and Point Isabel, between the mainland and
Brooks Island
Brooks Island Regional Preserve includes both the of Brooks Island above the low-tide line and of the surrounding bay. The only public access to the island is via an East Bay Regional Park District naturalist tour.
Brooks Island is a mostly fla ...
in western
Contra Costa County
) of the San Francisco Bay
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along the East Bay's northern East Shore. The harbor provides excellent protection as it lies protected by Brooks Island an extensive breakwater inside the already protected
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay is a large tidal estuary in the U.S. state of California, and gives its name to the San Francisco Bay Area. It is dominated by the big cities of San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland.
San Francisco Bay drains water from a ...
. The harbour connects to the Santa Fe Channel and its chanellets in addition to the
Richmond Marina Bay and
Campus Bay
Campus Bay is a baylet of the Richmond Inner Harbor in Richmond, California formed by conflicting drainage on opposite ends from Meeker Slough Creek and Baxter Creek's deltas Meeker Slough and Stege Marsh Stege Marsh, also known as the South Ri ...
.
Baxter Creek
Baxter Creek or Stege Creek
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and
Meeker Slough Creek's mouths and deltas drain into the harbor.
See also
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Richmond Shipyards
The four Richmond Shipyards, in the city of Richmond, California, United States, were run by Permanente Metals and part of the Kaiser Shipyards. In World War II, Richmond built more ships than any other shipyard, turning out as many as three ships ...
References
Geography of the San Francisco Bay Area
Geography of Richmond, California
San Francisco Bay
Transportation in Contra Costa County, California
Ports and harbors in the San Francisco Bay Area
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