Little Calumet River
The Calumet River is a system of industrialized rivers and canals in the region between the south side of Chicago, Illinois, and the city of Gary, Indiana.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary of the Calumet River in Indiana and Illinois, USA
- Also known as: “Calumick River”, “Ken-no-mo-konk”, “Le Petit Quenomic”, and “Little Calamick”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hegewisch station and T.J. O’Brien Lock and Dam.
Hegewisch station
Railway station
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Hegewisch station is a commuter rail station in the city of Chicago, Illinois in the Hegewisch neighborhood, that serves the South Shore Line north to Millennium Station and east to the cities of Hammond, East Chicago, Gary, Michigan City, and South Bend, Indiana.
T.J. O’Brien Lock and Dam
Waterworks
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Thomas J. O'Brien Lock & Dam is a stop lock in the Hegewisch neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago at the confluence of the Grand Calumet River and Little Calumet River, which form the Calumet River.
William W. Powers State Recreation Area
Park
William W. Powers State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources on 580 acres in the Hegewisch community area of the City of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. William W. Powers State Recreation Area is situated 2 miles northeast of Little Calumet River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burnham and Hegewisch.
Burnham
Village
Burnham is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,046 at the 2020 census. Burnham has a Chicago ZIP code and was named for Telford Burnham, who drew its plat.
Hegewisch
Suburb
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Hegewisch is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, located on the city's far south side. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Riverdale and South Deering to the west, the East Side to the north, the village of Burnham to the south and the city of Hammond, Indiana to the east.
Altgeld Gardens Homes
Neighborhood
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Altgeld Gardens Homes is a Chicago Housing Authority public housing project on the far south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States, on the border of Chicago and Riverdale, Illinois. Altgeld Gardens Homes is situated 2 miles west of Little Calumet River.
Little Calumet River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Little Calumet River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Little Calumet”
- Cebuano: “Little Calumet River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Little Calumet”
- Welsh: “Afon Little Calumet”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cottage Park and Thomas J O’Brien Lock and Dam.
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