Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta · CA
Suisun City
Gateway to the biggest marsh on the West Coast.
- Population
- 29,518 (2020 census)
- Incorporated
- 1868
- Suisun Marsh
- 84,000 acres
Then
- 1850s
Suisun City is established. The name is Patwin for "where the west wind blows."
- 1868
The city incorporates and is linked to the transcontinental railroad.
- 1879
The overland railroad is rerouted across the Suisun Marsh through town.
Now
Suisun Marsh is the largest contiguous estuarine marsh left on the West Coast. The tide stations here thread its sloughs.
5 tide stations around Suisun City
- Suisun City, Suisun Slough0.6 mi
- Joice Island, Suisun Slough4.1 mi
- Montezuma Slough Bridge4.9 mi
- Bradmoor Island, Nurse Slough7.4 mi
- Point Buckler9.6 mi