Bergman Slough
Bergman Slough is in Cook, Illinois. Bergman Slough is situated nearby to the neighborhood Shadow Ridge, as well as near the hamlet Equestrian Woods.Places of Interest
Highlights include Saganashkee Slough and Site A.
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. Saganashkee Slough is situated 1½ miles north of Bergman Slough.
Site A
Landfill
Photo: Eric Schmuttenmaer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Site A was a research facility near Chicago where, during World War II, research on behalf of the Manhattan Project was carried out. Operated by the University of Chicago's Metallurgical Laboratory, it was the site of Chicago Pile-2, a reconstructed and enlarged version of the world's first nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1. Site A is situated 2 miles north of Bergman Slough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palos Park and Orland Park.
Palos Park
Village
Palos Park is a village in southwestern Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 4,899. Palos Park is situated 3½ miles east of Bergman Slough.
Orland Park
Town
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Orland Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, with a small portion in Will County. It is a suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, Orland Park had a population of 58,703. Orland Park is situated 3½ miles southeast of Bergman Slough.
Palos Hills
Town
Photo: Joseph Blewitt, CC BY 2.0.
Palos Hills is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a southwest suburb of Chicago. The city was established in 1958 and had reached a population of 18,530 in the 2020 census. Palos Hills is situated 4½ miles east of Bergman Slough.
Bergman Slough
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.67123° or 41° 40′ 16″ northLongitude
-87.90059° or 87° 54′ 2″ westElevation
715 feet (218 metres)Open location code
86HJM3CX+FQOpenStreetMap ID
way 35371028OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterGeoNames ID
11382899
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Localities in the Area
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