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″ northLongitude
-88.21114° or 88° 12′ 40″ westElevation
791 feet (241 metres)Open location code
86JH4Q8Q+XGOpenStreetMap ID
node 354170808OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=weir
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In Other Languages
“Galvins Lake Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Galvins Lake Dam”
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