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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 direction of the Main Stem and the South Branch of the Chicago River, which now flows out of Lake Michigan rather than into it.
The Grand Calumet River, originating in Miller Beach, flows 16.0 miles (25.7 km) [6] through the cities of Gary, East Chicago and Hammond, as well as Calumet City and Burnham on the Illinois side. The majority of the river's flow drains into Lake Michigan via the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal , sending about 1,500 cubic feet (42 m 3 ) per ...
The Illinois Waterway system consists of 336 miles (541 km) of navigable water from the mouth of the Calumet River at Chicago to the mouth of the Illinois River at Grafton, Illinois. Based primarily on the Illinois River , it is a system of rivers, lakes, and canals that provide a shipping connection from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico ...
The modern Port of Chicago links inland canal and river systems in the Midwestern United States to the Great Lakes, giving the global shipping market access to the St. Lawrence Seaway and linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico by way of the Illinois Waterway and the Mississippi River.
The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal reached Lockport, Illinois in the 1890s. As part of this construction, a lock and dam was built in Lockport. Seven waste gates, used to control the level of water in the canal and Des Plaines River, were part of this project. [2] From 1903 to 1907, the canal was extended from Lockport to Joliet. Construction ...
The Grand Calumet is divided into an East and West branch, on the respective sides of the Indiana Harbor Canal.The East Branch, which drains entirely into Lake Michigan, [6] rises in Marquette Park in Gary's Miller Beach neighborhood, passing through a series of three lagoons - two of which are partially located within the Miller Woods unit of Indiana Dunes National Park - before flowing ...
Ogden Slip in 1950 Ogden Slip in 1973 View of Ogden Slip (looking towards Navy Pier) in November 2007. In 1861, [1] Chicago Dock and Canal Company constructed the Odgen Slip. It was among many real estate investments of the company that were overseen by William B. Ogden. [2]
Illinois & Michigan Canal State Trail; Chicago Historical Society: Illinois & Michigan Canal; Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IL-16-A, "Lockport Historic District, Illinois & Michigan Canal" HAER No. IL-42, "Illinois & Michigan Canal, Lift Lock No. 7 & Control Gate" HAER No. IL-43, "Illinois & Michigan Canal, DuPage River Dam"