Chicago River
The Chicago River is a system of rivers and canals with a combined length of 156 miles that runs through the city of Chicago, including its center. The river is one of the reasons for Chicago's geographic importance: the related Chicago Portage is a link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Basin, and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico.
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- Description: river in Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Also known as“Checagou”“Chicago (river, Illinois)”“Chicago River (United States)”“Chicago River main stem”“Chigaquea”“Chikajo River”“Chikajoux River”“Riviere Chigagou”“Riviere de Chekagou”
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Latitude
41.88638° or 41° 53′ 11″ north
Longitude
-87.63783° or 87° 38′ 16″ west
Open location code
86HJV9P6+HV
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Chicago River” goes by many names.
نهر شيكاغوArabic
ՉիկագոArmenian
Ríu ChicagoAsturian
ChicagoBasque
Chicago (ibaia)Basque
ЧыкагаBelarusian
Riu ChicagoCatalan
Chicago RiverCebuano
芝加哥河Chinese
ЧикагоChuvash
ChicagoCzech
ChicagoDutch
Chicago RiverDutch
Chicago-rivierDutch
نهر شيكاجوEgyptian Arabic
ĈikagoEsperanto
Rivero ĈikagoEsperanto
Chicago jõgiEstonian
ChicagojokiFinnish
Río ChicagoGalician
נהר שיקגוHebrew
שיקגוHebrew
ChicagojuuhâInari Sami
Chicago RiverIndonesian
Sungai ChicagoIndonesian
Abhainn ChicagoIrish
ChicagoItalian
Chicago RiverItalian
Fiume ChicagoItalian
シカゴ川Japanese
시카고강Korean
Flumen SicagonisLatin
Sicagoensis FluviusLatin
Sungai ChicagoMalay
سوڠاي شيکاݢوMalay
ഷിക്കാഗോ നദിMalayalam
ChicagojohkaNorthern Sami
ChicagoelvenNorwegian
ChicagoelvenNorwegian Bokmål
رود شیکاگوPersian
ChicagoPolish
ЧикагоRussian
ChicagojokkSkolt Sami
ChicagoSlovenian
Chicago RiverSlovenian
reka ChicagoSlovenian
ChicagoflodenSwedish
Chicago NehriTurkish
ЧикагоUkrainian
ChicagoVenetian
Sông ChicagoVietnamese
Afon ChicagoWelsh
ChicagoWestern Frisian
Chicago-rivierWestern Frisian
شکاگو دریاWestern Panjabi
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