Lockport Powerhouse and Controling Work Dam
Lockport Powerhouse and Controling Work Dam is a dam in Lockport Township, Will, Illinois. Lockport Powerhouse and Controling Work Dam is situated nearby to the neighborhood Fairmont, as well as near the town Crest Hill.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Will County, Illinois, United States of America
- Also known as: “Lockport Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lockport Powerhouse and Stateville Correctional Center.
Lockport Powerhouse
Protected area
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 Powerhouse and Controling Work Dam.
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 Powerhouse and Controling Work Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fairmont and Crest Hill.
Fairmont
Neighborhood
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 1½ miles northeast of Lockport Powerhouse and Controling Work Dam.
Lockport Powerhouse and Controling Work Dam
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