Lockport Locks
Lockport Locks is a dam in Lockport Township, Will, Illinois. Lockport Locks is situated nearby to the hamlet Fairmont, as well as near the town Crest Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Will County, Illinois, United States of America
- Also known as: “Lockport Dam” and “Lockport Powerhouse and Controling Work Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lockport Powerhouse and Stateville Correctional Center.
Lockport Powerhouse
Dam
The Lockport Powerhouse is an American run-of-the-river dam used by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to control the outflow of the Sanitary and Ship Canal and limit the diversion of water from Lake Michigan into the Des Plaines River.
Stateville Correctional Center
Prison
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Stateville Correctional Center was a maximum security state prison for men in Crest Hill, Illinois, United States, near Chicago. It was part of the Illinois Department of Corrections. Stateville Correctional Center is situated 1 mile northwest of Lockport Locks.
Lockport station
Railway station
Photo: Ron Reiring, CC BY 2.0.
Lockport station is a station on Metra's Heritage Corridor in Lockport, Illinois. The station is 32.9 miles away from Union Station, the northern terminus of the line. Lockport station is situated 1½ miles northeast of Lockport Locks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fairmont and Crest Hill.
Fairmont
Hamlet
Fairmont is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Will County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,389 at the 2020 census.
Crest Hill
Town
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Crest Hill is a city in Will County, Illinois, United States. The population was 20,459 at the 2020 census.
Lockport
Town
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Lockport is a city in Will County, Illinois, United States, located 30 miles southwest of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 26,094. The city was incorporated in 1853. Lockport is situated 2 miles northeast of Lockport Locks.
Lockport Locks
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In Other Languages
“Lockport Locks” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lockport Locks”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lidice and South Lockport.
Nearby Places
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