Aux Sable Aqueduct
Aux Sable Aqueduct is a canal in Grundy, Illinois. Aux Sable Aqueduct is situated nearby to the hamlet Sand Ridge, as well as near Divine.- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America
- Also known as: “Aux Sable Creek Aqueduct”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Heidecke State Fish and Wildlife Area and Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area.
Heidecke State Fish and Wildlife Area
Nature reserve
Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 1,300 acres in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. It is an artificial cooling pond originally excavated to enable the operation of the now defunct Collins Generating Station. Heidecke State Fish and Wildlife Area is situated 2 miles south of Aux Sable Aqueduct.
Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
Nature reserve
Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area is a 2,537-acre state park in Illinois. More than half of the state park is a tallgrass prairie maintained as an Illinois Nature Preserve. Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area is situated 2½ miles southeast of Aux Sable Aqueduct.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Minooka and Morris.
Minooka
Town
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
Minooka is a village in Grundy, Kendall, and Will counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,758 at the 2020 census, up from 10,924 at the 2010 census. The village is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Minooka is situated 5 miles northeast of Aux Sable Aqueduct.
Morris
Town
Photo: Teemu008, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Northern Illinois is a region of Illinois generally located immediately along and north of I-80 and outside of Chicagoland. While largely rural, it does include Rockford, the third largest city in Illinois, as well as DeKalb, home of Northern Illinois University. Morris is situated 5 miles southwest of Aux Sable Aqueduct.
Channahon
Town
Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Channahon is a village in Grundy and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 13,383 at the 2020 census. Located in a rural area southwest of Joliet, Illinois, Channahon lies at the confluence of the Des Plaines, Kankakee, and DuPage rivers, where they form the Illinois River. Channahon is situated 6 miles northeast of Aux Sable Aqueduct.
Aux Sable Aqueduct
- Categories: bridge and body of water
- Location: Grundy, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.39624° or 41° 23′ 47″ northLongitude
-88.33037° or 88° 19′ 49″ westElevation
512 feet (156 metres)Open location code
86HH9MW9+FVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1503251449OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeOpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=canal
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Aux Sable Aqueduct” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Aux Sable Aqueduct”
- French: “aqueduc d’Aux Sable”
- French: “Aqueduc d’Aux Sable”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Aux Sable and Sand Ridge.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Morris Cogeneration LLC Power Plant and Aux Sable Island.
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