Merritt Island

Sub-zone

Merritt Island is a named sub-zone of Clarksburg in the United States, covering 1,988 ha. It lies 11 km west of Laguna and 15 km west of Elk Grove.

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Key facts

Official name: Merritt Island viticultural area
Type: AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within: Clarksburg
Protected since: 1983-06-16
Area: 1,988 ha
Extent N–S × E–W: 9.69 × 6.05 km
Centre: 38.3718° N, 121.5378° W
State: CA
Federal rule: 27 CFR 9.68
Petitioner: Chris Bogle

Where it is

Nearest town: 11 km west of Laguna
Nearest city: 15 km west of Elk Grove 166,913 people
To the sea: 28 km
Rivers nearby: Sacramento (2.7 km)
Same latitude: Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Jumilla (Spain), Alentejo (Portugal), Yamagata (Japan)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation: -1–8 m
Mean elevation: 2 m
Mean slope: 0.5° (1 %)
Steepest tenth: above 1°
Faces: south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 22,534 elevation cells of about 30 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

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Within

Clarksburg

Legal boundary

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(1) Starting at the most southernly point, the intersection of Sutter Slough with the Sacramento River. (2) Then west along the course of Sutter Slough for 0.54 miles until it intersects Elk Slough. (3) Then northeast along the course of Elk Slough for 9.58 miles to the community of Clarksburg and the intersection of Sacramento River. (4) Then southeasterly along the course of the Sacramento River for 7.8 miles to the beginning point.

Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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