Lockport Powerhouse

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.

Wikipedia

Protected area
…is also known as “Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District”
…dates from 1910

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stateville Correctional Center and Lockport station.

Stateville Correctional Center

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Prison

Stateville Correctional Center is a minimum security… Stateville Correctional Center is situated 1 mile northwest of Lockport Powerhouse.

Lockport station

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Railway station

Lockport station is a station on Metra's Heritage Corridor in Lockport, Illinois. Lockport station is situated 1½ miles northeast of Lockport Powerhouse.

Will County Historical Society Headquarters

Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Museum

The Will County Historical Society Headquarters… Will County Historical Society Headquarters is situated 2 miles northeast of Lockport Powerhouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fairmont and Crest Hill.

Fairmont

Neighborhood

Fairmont is an unincorporated community and…

Crest Hill

Cresthilladmin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Town

Crest Hill is a city in Will County, Illinois, United States.

Lockport

Jakesoky, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Town

Lockport is a city in Will County, Illinois, United States, located 30 miles southwest of Chicago. Lockport is situated 1½ miles northeast of Lockport Powerhouse.