View source for Richmond Inner Harbor

{{Short description|Body of water in Richmond, California, United States}}
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[[File:Richinnerharb2019.jpg|thumb|Richmond Inner Harbor as seen from Lucretia Edwards Park]]
'''Richmond Inner Harbor''' is a deepwater body of water in [[Richmond, California]].

==History==

[[File:Richmond-California-aerial.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of Richmond Inner Harbor]]

The harbor lies between Ferry Point and Point Isabel, between the mainland and [[Brooks Island Regional Preserve|Brooks Island]] in western [[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa County]] 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]]. The harbour connects to the Santa Fe Channel and its chanellets in addition to the [[Marina Bay, Richmond, California|Richmond Marina Bay]] and [[Campus Bay]]. [[Baxter Creek]] and [[Meeker Slough (Creek)|Meeker Slough Creek's]] mouths and deltas drain into the harbor.


==See also==
* [[Richmond Shipyards]]

==References==
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{{Bodies of water in Richmond, California}}
{{SF Bay Area}}
{{San Francisco Bay watershed}}

[[Category:Geography of the San Francisco Bay Area]]
[[Category:Geography of Richmond, California]]
[[Category:San Francisco Bay]]
[[Category:Transportation in Contra Costa County, California]]
[[Category:Ports and harbors in the San Francisco Bay Area]]


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