Maple Lake Dam
Maple Lake Dam is a dam in Palos Township, Cook, Illinois. Maple Lake Dam is situated nearby to the reservoir Saganashkee Slough, as well as near the neighborhood Palisades.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Red Gate Woods and Saganashkee Slough.
Red Gate Woods
Picnic site
Photo: Joseph Gage, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Red Gate Woods is a forest preserve section within the Palos Forest Preserves, a division of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois. Red Gate Woods is situated 1 mile west of Maple Lake Dam.
Saganashkee Slough
Reservoir
Saganashkee Slough is a 377 acres, manmade riparian lake that forms part of the valley of the Cal-Sag Channel. It is located in the Palos Forest Preserves of Cook County, Illinois, on wetland that was drained but was later reverted to a lake starting in 1948-1949 by the construction of dams and levees.
Willow Springs station
Railway station
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Willow Springs is a station on Metra's Heritage Corridor in Willow Springs, Illinois. The station is 17.5 miles away from Union Station, the northern terminus of the line. Willow Springs station is situated 1½ miles northeast of Maple Lake Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palisades and Willow Springs.
Palisades
Neighborhood
Palisades is an unincorporated community in Downers Grove Township, DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Palisades is located along the north bank of the Des Plaines River and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Palisades is situated 2 miles west of Maple Lake Dam.
Willow Springs
Village
Photo: MrHarman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Willow Springs is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, with a small portion extending into DuPage County. The village was founded in 1892 and was named for the springs along the Des Plaines River. In 2020, the population was 5,857. Willow Springs is situated 2 miles northeast of Maple Lake Dam.
Burr Ridge
Village
Burr Ridge is a village in Cook and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,192. Burr Ridge is situated 3 miles northwest of Maple Lake Dam.
Maple Lake Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
- Location: Palos Township, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.71247° or 41° 42′ 45″ northLongitude
-87.89439° or 87° 53′ 40″ westElevation
650 feet (198 metres)Open location code
86HJP464+X6OpenStreetMap ID
node 354171340OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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- Cebuano: “Maple Lake Dam”
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