Lock Number 6
Lock Number 6 is a dam in Channahon Township, Will, Illinois. Lock Number 6 is situated nearby to Channahon State Park, as well as near the historic site Briscoe Mounds.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Channahon State Park and Briscoe Mounds.
Channahon State Park
Park
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Channahon State Park is an Illinois state park in Will County, Illinois, United States. The park was named after a Native American word meaning "the meeting of the waters".
Briscoe Mounds
Historic site
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The Briscoe Mounds, officially Illinois Archaeological Survey No. Wi-25, is an archaeological site in Channahon, Illinois. The mound site is located along the north edge of the Des Plaines River and is the largest mound site in northern Illinois. Briscoe Mounds is situated 2,400 feet east of Lock Number 6.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Channahon and Minooka.
Channahon
Town
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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.
Minooka
Town
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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 3 miles northwest of Lock Number 6.
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 3½ miles east of Lock Number 6.
Lock Number 6
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Will County, Illinois, United States of America
- Location: Channahon Township, Will, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.42309° or 41° 25′ 23″ northLongitude
-88.22895° or 88° 13′ 44″ westElevation
515 feet (157 metres)Open location code
86HHCQFC+6COpenStreetMap ID
node 354282373OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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- Cebuano: “Lock Number 6”
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