Dresden Island Pool
Dresden Island Pool is a bay in Grundy, Illinois. Dresden Island Pool is situated nearby to the hamlet Divine, as well as near the village Aux Sable.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dresden Generating Station and Morris Operation.
Dresden Generating Station
Power station
Photo: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain.
Dresden Generating Station is the first privately financed nuclear power plant built in the United States. Dresden 1 was activated in 1960 and retired in 1978.
Morris Operation
The Morris Operation in Grundy County, Illinois, United States, is the location of the only permanent de facto high-level radioactive waste storage site in the United States and holds 772 tons of spent nuclear fuel.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Channahon and Minooka.
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.
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.
Dresden Island Pool
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Grundy, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.39959° or 41° 23′ 59″ northLongitude
-88.27879° or 88° 16′ 44″ westElevation
512 feet (156 metres)Open location code
86HH9PXC+RFOpenStreetMap ID
node 354167933OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
4890167
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Localities in the Area
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