Grant Creek

Grant Creek is a stream in Will, Illinois. Grant Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Blodgett, as well as near Lorenzo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Des Plaines State Conservation Area and Dresden Generating Station.

Des Plaines State Conservation Area

Nature reserve

Photo: tjb1215, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Des Plaines Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 5,000 acres in Will County, Illinois, United States. It is located on floodplain adjacent to the confluence of its namesake the Des Plaines River and the Kankakee River to form the Illinois River.

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. Dresden Generating Station is situated 2½ miles west of Grant Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Channahon and Millsdale.

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. Channahon is situated 3½ miles north of Grant Creek.

Millsdale

Hamlet

Millsdale is an abandoned village located in Channahon Township, Will County, Illinois, United States. In 1903, it had a population of 25. In 1946, it had a population of 20. The Santa Fe Railway stopped at Millsdale Station. Millsdale is situated 5 miles northeast of Grant Creek.

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. Minooka is situated 6 miles north of Grant Creek.

Grant Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Will, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.37753° or 41° 22′ 39″ north

Longitude

-88.22367° or 88° 13′ 25″ west

Elevation

502 feet (153 metres)

Open location code

86HH9QHG+2G

GeoNames ID

4894372

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