Browns Island (also Gwin Island or Brown Island) is a regional preserve of the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) in Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is an island in Suisun Bay, part of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, separated from the rest of Pittsburg by New York Slough.

The island is separated from Winter Island to the east by Middle Slough, and bounded by New York Slough on the south and Suisun Bay on the west and northwest. It is shown, labeled "Gwin Island", on an 1850 survey map of the San Francisco Bay area made by Cadwalader Ringgold and an 1854 map of the area by Henry Lange.

Browns Island (Contra Costa County)

The East Bay Regional Park District has published a guide to the wild plants that grow on this island. The island is home to six rare and endangered plant species, and a variety of aquatic birds.

Browns Island (Contra Costa County)

References

See also

List of islands of California

Notes

External links

Browns Island at the East Bay Regional Park District website

Guide to Browns Island Wildflowers at the EBRPD website

Islands of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta

Islands of Northern California

Islands of Suisun Bay

Islands of Contra Costa County, California

East Bay Regional Park District

Parks in Contra Costa County, California

Pittsburg, California

Uninhabited islands of California

Browns Island (Contra Costa County)