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A reversal flow of the Chicago River into Lake Michigan would have a negative impact on navigation and on the quality of Lake Michigan water, which is the source of drinking water. [5] Chicago's raw sewage in the river is normally carried upstream toward the Mississippi River which flows south towards the Gulf of Mexico.
River Outlet Continent Date of reversal Cause of reversal References Chicago River [a] Mississippi River: North America: 2017 and others [b] Storm surge [11] Mississippi River: Gulf of Mexico: North America 1812: Tectonic uplift caused by New Madrid earthquakes [12] 2005: Storm surge from Hurricane Katrina [1] 2012: Storm surge from Hurricane ...
Dave Matthews Band's tour bus stopping at the Kinzie Street Bridge to empty its blackwater tank. On August 8, 2004, a tour bus belonging to Dave Matthews Band dumped an estimated 800 pounds (360 kg) of human waste from the bus's blackwater tank through the Kinzie Street Bridge in Chicago onto an open-top passenger sightseeing boat sailing in the Chicago River below.
Dave Matthews Band's bus driver eventually pleaded guilty to the dumping on misdemeanor charges of reckless conduct and water pollution. According to the Chicago Tribune, he was sentenced to 18 ...
His non-profit, Urban Rivers, is leading the charge to transform the Chicago River. He believes that within 10 years, it'll be a lot more commonplace to see people swimming in the river.
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.
Under the muddy surface of the Chicago River, a bluegill swam miles upon miles, back and forth from one end of the river system to another. Next to a quiet, unused barge slip near Bubbly Creek ...
The project of reversing the river was completed after Chesbrough's death by the Sanitary District of Chicago (now The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District), created in 1889, which undertook the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Chesbrough died in Chicago on August 18, 1886, and was buried at Graceland Cemetery. [5]