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  2. Chicago Harbor Lock - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago Harbor Lock, also known as the Chicago River & Harbor Controlling Works, is a stop lock and dam located within the Chicago Harbor in Chicago, Illinois at the mouth of the Chicago River. It is a component of the Chicago Area Waterway System , and is used to control water diversion from Lake Michigan into the river and for navigation.

  3. Chicago Area Waterway System - Wikipedia

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    There are three major locks within the CAWS, operated by the Army Corps of Engineers: the Chicago Harbor Lock, the Lockport Lock & Dam, and the T.J. O'Brien Lock and Dam. [4] Artificial waterways connecting the Mississippi and Great Lakes systems via the Chicago area, over the Chicago Portage, began with the I&M Canal in 1848. [5]

  4. T.J. O'Brien Lock and Dam - Wikipedia

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    Predating the lock and dam was the Blue Island Lock, constructed at the eastern end of the Cal-Sag Channel in 1922. Nearly as soon as its completion, there was already lobbying by various industries along the waterway to expand the size of the lock, which measured 360 by 50 feet (110 m × 15 m).

  5. A dam fails after rain, wind, tornadoes pound the Midwest ...

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    EF-0 twisters were reported in Illinois and Indiana suburbs of Chicago. Water overtopped a dam near Nashville, Illinois, and first responders fanned out to ensure everyone escaped safely. There ...

  6. Chicago Harbor - Wikipedia

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    The main entrance to this harbor is marked by the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse. The Jardine Water Purification Plant, Navy Pier, the Chicago Harbor Lock, Coast Guard Station Chicago, two municipal harbors (DuSable Harbor and Monroe Harbor), the Chicago Yacht Club, and the Columbia Yacht Club are all located here. [2]

  7. A plan to shield the Great Lakes from invasive carp needs ...

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    The project costs more than $1.1 billion, which many say is a small price to protect the multi-billion dollar fishing and recreation industries.

  8. Illinois Waterway - Wikipedia

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    T. J. O’Brien Lock and Dam on the Calumet River, part of the Illinois Waterway. A series of eight locks, managed by the Army Corps of Engineers, controls water flow from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River system. The upper lock, T.J. O'Brien, is 7 miles from Lake Michigan on the Calumet River and the last lock is 90 miles (140 km ...

  9. Here's how the locks and dams on the Mississippi River work ...

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