San Leandro Bay
Encyclopedia
San Leandro Bay is a body of water in the San Francisco Bay
. It is connected to the Oakland Estuary
today, but was originally separated by land which formerly connected Alameda
with Oakland
. It is located along the east of the Oakland International Airport
and Bay Farm Island
. The principal stream which flows into San Leandro Bay is San Leandro Creek
.
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean...
. It is connected to the Oakland Estuary
Oakland Estuary
The Oakland Estuary is the body of water separating the cities of Oakland and Alameda, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. On its western end it connects to San Francisco Bay, while its eastern end connects to San Leandro Bay.-Crossings:...
today, but was originally separated by land which formerly connected Alameda
Alameda, California
Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located on Alameda Island and Bay Farm Island, and is adjacent to Oakland in the San Francisco Bay. The Bay Farm Island portion of the city is adjacent to the Oakland International Airport. At the 2010 census, the city had a...
with Oakland
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
. It is located along the east of the Oakland International Airport
Oakland International Airport
Oakland International Airport , also known as Metropolitan Oakland International Airport, is a public airport located south of the central business district of Oakland, a city in Alameda County, California, United States...
and Bay Farm Island
Bay Farm Island
Bay Farm Island is a district in the city of Alameda, California, though it is separated from the rest of the city by an estuary. It has a zip code of 94502. The location was originally an island in San Francisco Bay, but due to landfill it has become a peninsula and is now connected to the...
. The principal stream which flows into San Leandro Bay is San Leandro Creek
San Leandro Creek
San Leandro Creek is a year-round natural stream flowing along the east side of the range which comprises the Berkeley Hills and the San Leandro Hills, immediately east of Oakland. In the hills, it runs into Upper San Leandro Reservoir and then Lake Chabot, both manmade lakes lying north of the...
.