Crawdad Slough
Crawdad Slough is a lake in Cook, Illinois. Crawdad Slough is situated nearby to the area Mount Forest, as well as near the village Willow Springs.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Willow Springs station and Saganashkee Slough.
Willow Springs station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Willow Springs is a station on Metra's Heritage Corridor in Willow Springs, Illinois. The station is 17.5 miles away from Union Station, the northern terminus of the line.
Saganashkee Slough
Reservoir
Saganashkee Slough is a 377 acres, manmade riparian lake that forms part of the valley of the Cal-Sag Channel. It is located in the Palos Forest Preserves of Cook County, Illinois, on wetland that was drained but was later reverted to a lake starting in 1948-1949 by the construction of dams and levees. Saganashkee Slough is situated 2 miles southwest of Crawdad Slough.
Red Gate Woods
Picnic site
Photo: Joseph Gage, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Red Gate Woods is a forest preserve section within the Palos Forest Preserves, a division of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois. It is located near where the Cal-Sag Channel meets the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Red Gate Woods is situated 2 miles west of Crawdad Slough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Willow Springs and Hickory Hills.
Willow Springs
Village
Photo: MrHarman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Willow Springs is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, with a small portion extending into DuPage County. The village was founded in 1892 and was named for the springs along the Des Plaines River. In 2020, the population was 5,857.
Hickory Hills
Town
Hickory Hills is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Located principally in Palos Township, it is a suburb of Chicago. The population in 2020 was 14,505. Hickory Hills is situated 2½ miles east of Crawdad Slough.
Justice
Village
Justice is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, established in 1911. Per the 2020 census, the population was 12,600. Justice is situated 2½ miles northeast of Crawdad Slough.
Crawdad Slough
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.71628° or 41° 42′ 59″ northLongitude
-87.87449° or 87° 52′ 28″ westElevation
692 feet (211 metres)Open location code
86HJP48G+G6GeoNames ID
4889062
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Crawdad Slough from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Crawdad Slough”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mount Forest and Palisades.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Longjohn Slough and Katydid Slough.
Illinois: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Chicago, Springfield, Rockford, and Loop.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Photo: Rastapopulous, CC BY-SA 3.0.