Galvins Lake Dam

Galvins Lake Dam is a weir in Barrington Township, Cook, Illinois. Galvins Lake Dam is situated nearby to the town Carpentersville, as well as near the village East Dundee.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Barrington United Methodist Church.

Barrington United Methodist Church

Church

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Barrington United Methodist Church, Barrington, Illinois, is an historic United Methodist Church congregation in the Northern Illinois Conference. It is one of the oldest churches in the conference, tracing its roots back to the frontier circuit riders and one of the first Methodist classes in the Fox River valley area. Barrington United Methodist Church is situated 2 miles east of Galvins Lake Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carpentersville and East Dundee.

Carpentersville

Town

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Carpentersville is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population was 37,983 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Carpentersville is situated 2½ miles west of Galvins Lake Dam.

East Dundee

Village

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East Dundee is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States, with a small section in Cook County. The population was 3,152 at the 2020 census. East Dundee is situated 3½ miles west of Galvins Lake Dam.

Barrington Hills

Hamlet

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Barrington Hills is a village located about 40 miles northwest of Chicago in the U.S. state of Illinois. Per the 2020 census, the population was 4,114. Barrington Hills is situated 3½ miles northeast of Galvins Lake Dam.

Galvins Lake Dam

Type: Weir
Description: dam in Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Category: dam
Location: Barrington Township, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.11738° or 42° 7′ 3″ north

Longitude

-88.21114° or 88° 12′ 40″ west

Elevation

791 feet (241 metres)

Open location code

86JH4Q8Q+XG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 354170808

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=weir

GeoNames ID

4893434

Wikidata ID

Q32824283

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Cebuano: “Galvins Lake Dam”

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