Liberty Island
| Liberty Island is an inundated island encompassing 5,209 acres and located in Yolo and Solano counties, in the northern Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta adjacent to Prospect Island and Little Holland Tract. It is the southern outlet of the Yolo Bypass, a flood control element of the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency (SAFCA). Liberty Island has been flooded since 1998 when levees were breached during high flows through the bypass. The levees were not repaired by the landowners and the island has remained inundated and under tidal influence. Future restoration plans for Liberty Island are envisioned to be passive restoration approaches that would allow wetland and riparian vegetation to establish naturally. Restoration may also include creating additional breaches in the levees, filling agricultural water delivery and drainage ditches, leveling an existing road bisecting the property, and excavating meandering sloughs to improve habitat quality and native fish access and to prevent fish stranding. Liberty Island already supports significant existing wildlife and has outstanding potential for restoration, floodplain management, and endangered species recovery. |
Last updated: December 17, 2012
