Calumet Sag Channel
The Calumet-Saganashkee Channel, usually shortened to the Cal-Sag Channel, is a 16-mile-long drainage and shipping canal in southern Cook County, Illinois, operated by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: River
- Description: canal in Cook County, Illinois, United States
- Also known as: “Cal-Sag Channel”, “Calumet Feeder”, and “Calumet-Saganashkee Channel”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blue Island station and Blue Island/Vermont Street station.
Blue Island station
Railway station
Blue Island/Vermont Street is a Metra station in Blue Island, Illinois, servicing the Rock Island District and Metra Electric District Lines. On the Rock Island, it is 16.4 miles from LaSalle Street Station.
Blue Island/Vermont Street station
Railway station
Photo: Lucius Kwok, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blue Island/Vermont Street is a Metra station in Blue Island, Illinois, servicing the Rock Island District and Metra Electric District Lines. On the Rock Island, it is 16.4 miles from LaSalle Street Station.
Burr Oak station
Railway station
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burr Oak is a commuter rail station along the Blue Island Branch of the Metra Electric line in Blue Island, Illinois. The station is located on Burr Oak Avenue near Lincoln Street, and is 18.4 miles away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blue Island and Calumet Park.
Blue Island
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blue Island is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, 16 miles south of Chicago's Loop. Blue Island is adjacent to the city of Chicago and shares its northern boundary with that city's Morgan Park neighborhood.
Calumet Park
Village
Photo: Jacob G., CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calumet Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,025 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Chicago.
Dixmoor
Village
Dixmoor is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a south suburb of Chicago. The population was 2,973 at the 2020 census. Dixmoor is adjacent to Harvey to the south and east, Posen to the west, and Blue Island and Riverdale to the north.
Calumet Sag Channel
- Categories: canal and body of water
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.65357° or 41° 39′ 13″ northLongitude
-87.66952° or 87° 40′ 10″ westElevation
577 feet (176 metres)Open location code
86HJM83J+C5OpenStreetMap ID
way 48333819OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverGeoNames ID
4886276Wikidata ID
Q32359304
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Calumet Sag Channel” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Calument Sag Channel”
- Cebuano: “Calumet Sag Channel”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Posen and Robbins.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Blue Island Metra Electric Station and St. Donatus Catholic Church.
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