Kankakee Cut-Off
Kankakee Cut-Off is a stream in Will, Illinois. Kankakee Cut-Off 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 Kankakee Cut-Off.
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 Kankakee Cut-Off.
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 Kankakee Cut-Off.
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 Kankakee Cut-Off.
Kankakee Cut-Off
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Will, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.37642° or 41° 22′ 35″ northLongitude
-88.22395° or 88° 13′ 26″ westElevation
505 feet (154 metres)Open location code
86HH9QGG+HCGeoNames ID
4898191
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