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

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 Palisades.

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.

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 3½ miles northwest 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.

Bergman Slough

Type: Body of water
Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.67123° or 41° 40′ 16″ north

Longitude

-87.90059° or 87° 54′ 2″ west

Elevation

715 feet (218 metres)

Open location code

86HJM3CX+FQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 35371028

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

11382899

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Cook County Forest Preserve Police Department and Centennial Park.

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