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  2. Chicago River - Wikipedia

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    North Branch Chicago River. The Chicago River is a system of rivers and canals with a combined length of 156 miles (251 km) [1] that runs through the city of Chicago, including its center (the Chicago Loop). [2] Though not especially long, the river is notable because it is one of the reasons for Chicago's geographic importance: the related ...

  3. North Shore Channel - Wikipedia

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    North Branch Chicago River. The North Shore Channel is a drainage canal built between 1907 and 1910 to flush the sewage-filled North Branch of the Chicago River down the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. [1] The sewage carrying duty has been largely taken over by the Chicago Deep Tunnel, but there are still occasional discharges due to heavy rains.

  4. Skokie River - Wikipedia

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    418584. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. The Skokie River (or East Fork of the North Branch of the Chicago River) is a 20-mile-long (32 km) [ 1] river that flows through the northern suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It flows almost parallel to the shore of Lake Michigan, and historically discharged its outflow into that lake ...

  5. Eugene Field Park - Wikipedia

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    August 8, 2006. Eugene Field Park is a public park located along the North Branch of the Chicago River in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago. The park is named for author Eugene Field. The park was platted, designed and constructed between 1923 and 1930, with the Clarence Hatzfeld-designed field house completed in 1930 under the auspices ...

  6. Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal - Wikipedia

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    South Branch Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois. (. 41°50′30″N 87°40′33″W  /  41.8416°N 87.6757°W  / 41.8416; -87.6757. ) The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, historically known as the Chicago Drainage Canal, is a 28-mile-long (45 km) canal system that connects the Chicago River to the Des Plaines River. It reverses the ...

  7. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

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    In 1910, the North Shore Channel was completed to provide drainage for the marshy areas north of the city and to direct lake water into the North Branch of the Chicago River for dilution. The Cal-Sag Channel was ready for operation in 1922, which also was the year the first treatment plant of the Sanitary District of Chicago was completed.

  8. Glenview Creek - Wikipedia

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    Glenview Creek. Appearance. Coordinates: 42°3′56″N87°46′18″W42.06556°N 87.77167°W. Glenview Creek in Harms Woods, flowing west towards the Chicago River via a shallow, winding ravine. The mouth of Glenview Creek, such as it is. Glenview Creek, on the left, trickles into the Middle Fork of the North Branch of the Chicago River, on ...

  9. Northbrook, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Situated along the West Fork of the North Branch of the Chicago River, Techny Prairie Park and Fields is the largest park in Northbrook at 113.82 acres and features picnic areas, a sled hill, batting cages, the nine-hole Anetsberger Golf Course [22] [23] and Techny Prairie Activity Center, a 44,200 square foot facility housing fitness equipment ...