Richmond Inner Harbor is a deepwater body of water in

Richmond, California Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was municipal corporation, incorporated on August 3, 1905, and has a Richmond, California, City Council, city council.

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The harbor lies between Ferry Point and Point Isabel, between the mainland and Brooks Island in western

Contra Costa County Contra Costa County (; ''Contra Costa'', Spanish language, Spanish for 'Opposite Coast') is a U.S. county, county located in the U.S. state of California, in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2020 United States census, the ...

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 San Francisco Bay (Chochenyo language, Chochenyo: 'ommu) is a large tidal estuary in the United States, U.S. state of California, and gives its name to the San Francisco Bay Area. It is dominated by the cities of San Francisco, California, San ...

. The harbour connects to the Santa Fe Channel and its chanellets in addition to the Richmond Marina Bay and Campus Bay.

Baxter Creek Baxter Creek or Stege Creek
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and Meeker Slough Creek's mouths and deltas drain into the harbor.

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Geography of the San Francisco Bay Area Geography of Richmond, California San Francisco Bay Transportation in Contra Costa County, California Ports and harbors in the San Francisco Bay Area {{ContraCostaCountyCA-geo-stub

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