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	Chicago, Illinois - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Chicago, Illinois — officially the City of Chicago and colloquially known as Chicago, the Second City and the Windy City — is the third largest city of the United States after New York City and Los Angeles and is the largest inland city of the nation.
		Chicago and Chicagoland, when combined with the greater Milwaukee region, is often considered a megacity or megalopolis with a population that nears approximately 12 million people.
		On August 12, 1833, the Town of Chicago was incorporated with a population of 350.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Chicago (4018 words)

	Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, historically known as the Chicago Drainage Canal, is the only shipping link between the Great Lakes (specifically Lake Michigan by the Chicago River) with the Mississippi River system, by way of the Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers.
		The canal, linking the south branch of the Chicago River to the Des Plaines River at Lockport, was completed in 1900.
		Construction of the Ship and Sanitary Canal was the largest earth-moving operation that had been undertaken in North America up to that time.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chicago_Sanitary_and_Ship_Canal (709 words)

	IDNR, Office of Water Resources in the Six County Chicago area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In 1889 the Chicago Sanitary District was formed to build the Chicago Sanitary and Ship canal, the main channel of which was completed in 1900.
		The Sanitary and Ship Canal extended from the Des Plaines River to the Chicago River’s south branch, causing a reversal of flow in the Chicago River, and diverting Lake water into the Mississippi River system.
		The Illinois General Assembly authorized the establishment of the Sanitary District of Chicago in 1889 to implement the construction of the Sanitary and Ship Canal to carry away waste from the city and to dilute it as it flowed downstream.
	dnr.state.il.us /owr/owr_chicago.htm (2153 words)

	Top20Chicago.com - Your Top20Guide to Chicago, IL.
		Chicago, colloquially known as the "Second City" and the "Windy City", is the third-largest city in population in the United States, following New York City and Los Angeles, California, and the largest inland city in the country.
		Chicago's politics lean famously to the left compared to the rest of the midwest, and it is often said that Chicago is the "East Coast" of the Midwest.
		The Lyric Opera of Chicago was founded in 1954 and performs in the Civic Opera Building, which was built in 1929 on the east bank of the Chicago River and is the second-largest opera auditorium in North America, with 3,563 seats.
	www.top20chicago.com (5700 words)

	Illinois, Timeline of State History - SHG Resources
		Canal construction to reverse the Chicago River flow is begun; completed in 1900.
		Pullman factory strike in Chicago becomes a national railway strike; federal troops are called to quell mob violence.
		Navy Pier in Chicago, constructed in 1916 as a shipping terminal and then used for wartime navy and marine training and as a campus of the University of Illinois, is renovated and reopens with a giant Ferris Wheel, children's museum, stage pavilion, and retail shops.
	www.shgresources.com /il/timeline (4076 words)

	Chicago: 1900 Flow of Chicago River Reversed
		A plan was evolved to cut through that ridge with a canal from the southerly tip of the south branch of the Chicago River and carry the wastes away from the lake and down to the Mississippi River through the Des Plaines and Illinois rivers.
		To reverse the flow of the Chicago River, a 28-mile canal was built from the south branch of the river through the low summit and down to Lockport.
		The flow in this canal, commonly known as the Sanitary and Ship Canal or main channel, is controlled by locks at the mouth of the Chicago River and at Lockport.
	www.chipublib.org /004chicago/timeline/chiriver.html (624 words)

	I&M Canal - A Corridor in Time - Chapter 6 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The water was to be used to treat Chicago’s sewage by dilution and move it downstream to the Mississippi river.
		The bottom of the Sanitary Canal is at the same level as Niagara River’s floor in New York.
		The I and M Canal was closed between Chicago and Joliet because the newly built Calumet-Sag Canal cut it in half.
	imcanal.lewisu.edu /chapter6.htm (1391 words)

	Chicago Sanitary Ship Canal -- Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine
		The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal serves as a vital transportation corridor for commercial and recreational vessels operating between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River.
		The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, constructed in 1910, connects the South Branch of the Chicago River to the Des Plaines River.
		The Corps and a multi-agency advisory panel indentified an electric barrier as an option that was commercially available, had the fewest permitting concerns, and would not interfere with day-to-day navigation on the canal.
	www.wnrmag.com /supps/2001/jun01/ship.htm (893 words)

	Shipping, shipbuilding, offshore news
		An explosion onboard the EMC423 tank barge on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Wednesday evening has resulted in the presumed death of a crewmember and the closure of the waterway, according to a Coast Guard news release and local media reports.
		The canal will be reopened as soon as it has been determined that it is safe for vessel traffic and that opening the waterway will not adversely affect the ongoing clean up and salvage operation.
		The Chicago Tribune's report on the incident says that a tugboat, the Lisa E., managed to stay afloat and was moored Thursday to a breakwall near the submerged barge.
	www.marinelog.com /DOCS/NEWSMMV/MMVjan21.html (402 words)

	EP - Winter 2005 - Comprehensive Study of chicago Area Waterways Moves to Next Step
		Hand and motor powered recreational boating, fishing, shoreline activities and commercial boating and barging are existing uses throughout all of the Chicago area waterways except the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, where, for the most part, only power boating and commercial traffic has been documented.
		The Stakeholders Group recommended that eight of the 14 segments evaluated should be upgraded to "modified warm-water aquatic life use" and should be protective of year-round native fish and bugs and worms that are moderately tolerant of fair to poor habitat conditions.
		For the other remaining segment, the Chicago and Sanitary Ship Canal, "recreational navigation use" was recommended, protecting for non-contact activities, such as pleasure power boating and commercial boating operations.
	www.epa.state.il.us /environmental-progress/v30/n4/chicago-waterways.html (1016 words)

	Bridges By County: Illinois - Cook County
		One of the older Chicago bridges, this is an older version of the pony truss bascule bridge design seen in Chicago.
		This is a very old example of the deck truss style bascule bridges in Chicago and was part of the patent conflict between the city and designed Joseph Strauss.
		One of the oldest bascule bridges in Chicago, this bridge's historic significance and beauty were not enough to save this bridge from the dumpster.
	www.historicbridges.org /b_c_il_cook.htm (1170 words)

	Chicago, river, United States. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Its course was reversed by the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, 30 mi (48 km) long, 22 ft (6.7 m) deep, and from 162 to 290 ft (49–88 m) wide, built (1892–1900) on the South Branch to prevent the pollution of Lake Michigan by Chicago’s sewage; locks prevent the river from entering the lake.
		The use of Lake Michigan’s water to flush the canal was a heated political issue finally settled in 1930 when the U.S. Supreme Court ordered a reduction in the amount of water being diverted from the lake.
		The channels of the Chicago River and the North Branch have been improved to aid deep-draft vessels and barges.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ch/ChicagoRiv.html (222 words)

	ChicagoAreaWaterways - Photos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Toward the East, a view of the junction of the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal and the Calumet-Sag Channel showing the tightness of these barge corridors and the open wooded space of the shorelines.
		Toward the Northeast, a view of the juncture of the South Branch of the Chicago River, Bubbly Creek and the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal.
		Toward the North, a view of the Chicago Skyline and the South Branch of the Chicago River.
	www.chicagoareawaterways.org /indexphp/downloads.html (582 words)

	Exotic Species Dispersal Barrier
		The canal connected Lake Michigan with the Illinois River at LaSalle-Peru and reversed the flow of the Chicago River.
		The canal was operated by pumping water from the South Branch of the Chicago River up 15 feet to the "headwaters" of the canal at a site on the South Branch of the Chicago River.
		The Sanitary and Ship Canal conveys Chicago’s storm and treated wastewater away from Lake Michigan, the source of Chicago’s drinking water.
	www.lrc.usace.army.mil /pd-s (1406 words)

	Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL [Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal] see Chicago, river.
		Workers try to contain oil from sunken tanker in Chicago canal.
		Shippers seek delay in activating electrical fish barrier in Chicago-area canal.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-C1hicagoS1S1C1.asp (279 words)

	Office of the Illinois Attorney General - Press Releases - Hauler Sued for Leaking Diesel Fuel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Chicago – Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed suit against a Chicago waste hauler following the discovery late last month that thousands of gallons of potentially explosive diesel fuel apparently leaked out at a refueling facility adjacent to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.
		Madigan said the total amount of gasoline leaked between December 17 and December 30 is unknown, although the defendant has cited an estimate of 13,000 gallons released into surrounding soil and groundwater, the Canal and the nearby south branch of the Chicago River.
		On December 30, the diesel fuel was visible on the canal’s surface and was carried by wind at least one-half mile upstream in the river and by currents at least one-half mile downstream.
	www.ag.state.il.us /pressroom/2004_01/20040113.html (433 words)

	Frequently Asked Questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Rideau Canal: The minimum overhead fixed bridge clearance is 22 feet in the main channel.
		Chicago area (the Chicago River/Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Calumet Sag Channel): Minimum channel depths are 9 feet.
		Rideau Canal: Under normal conditions, there is approximately 5 feet of water in the navigation channel during the navigation season.
	www.greatloop.com /greatloop/faq.htm (2073 words)

	How To Find Chicago Tribune New From 1942 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		By 1890, Chicago had rebuilt itself from the fire that all but destroyed it two decades before.
		Chicago collections is resources about the city of chicago, illinois.
		in Chicago, The Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times, with...
	www.chicagomessengers.org /how-to-find-chicago-tribune-new-from-1942.html (199 words)

	American Experience \| Chicago: City of the Century \| People & Events
		The capital to actually dig the canal was raised from Wall Street brokers and their agents, like William Butler Ogden.
		The legislature considered relocating the canal to a point south of Chicago, where it would be easier to dig a canal to the Des Plaines River, but local Chicago backers pointed out that such a project would create a major city in Indiana, rather than Illinois.
		As part of the process, the canal was redredged, and the excavated soil used to fill the streets up to the level of the sewer.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/chicago/peopleevents/e_canal.html (871 words)

	FRO Projects, Round Goby Q&A
		Round goby are now distributed over a nearly 55-mile reach of inland waters that include much of the Calumet and Little Calumet Rivers, the Calumet Sag Channel, the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, the lower reaches of the Des Plaines River, and the Illinois River.
		An electrical fish barrier was activated in April 2002 in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal near Romeoville, IL.
		This is a full-water column barrier that acts like an electric fence and is designed to slow the movements of the goby and other nonindigenous fish (e.g., ruffe, and Asian carp species such as the bighead carp, and silver carp) between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins.
	www.fws.gov /midwest/LaCrosseFisheries/projects/goby2.html (1173 words)

	SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		by authority of the trustees of the Sanitary district of Chicago.
		The history of legislation in Illinois in regard to canals, including the present scheme for a drainage ship canal.
		… Report of the sanitary investigations of the Illinois River and its tributaries, with special reference to the effect of the sewage of Chicago on the Des Plaines and Illinois rivers prior to and after the opening of the Chicago drainage canal.
	www.chicagohs.org /collections/historyfair/subjects/bibliographies/sanitary_and_ship_canal.htm (567 words)

	Fact Sheet for Antidegradation Assessment - Rock Island COE – Illinois Waterway/River Dredging
		The Illinois Waterway from River Mile 80.2 to 327.0 is comprised of the Illinois River, Des Plaines River, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Calumet-Sag Channel, Little Calumet River, and the Calumet River.
		The Des Plaines River is a Secondary Contact water from its confluence with the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to the Interstate 55 Bridge.
		The canal is partially supportive of overall use and secondary contact and indigenous aquatic life, but is non-supportive of fish consumption.
	www.epa.state.il.us /public-notices/2004/rock-island-coe/fact-sheet.html (2191 words)

	Chicago Historical Society - Programs and Events: Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Join Chicago from the Lake and the Chicago History Museum for the launch of a brand new series of boat cruises.
		The 'L' is one of Chicago's signature landmarks; experience it like never before with one of these popular train tours.
		The Chicago History Museum is happy to announce a new partnership with Gray Line Tours.
	www.chicagohistory.org /tours.asp (923 words)

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		The barrier will be located at river mile 296.25 on the Sanitary and Ship Canal, roughly between Romeoville and Lemont, Ill. The new, permanent barrier will be approximately 1,000 feet downstream of the existing demonstration barrier.
		Incorporating what we have learned will make this barrier much more effective in preventing Asian carp from entering into the Great Lakes through the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal." Sgro also thanked Biggert for her efforts in securing $5 million in federal funding for the project.
		The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal is a man-made waterway that connects the Chicago River and the Des Plaines River, which creates a connection between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River basin.
	www.lrc.usace.army.mil /barrier12jul.htm (403 words)

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