Earthen Embankment
Earthen Embankment is a dam in Grundy, Illinois. Earthen Embankment is situated nearby to the protected area Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic District, as well as near Dresden Cemetery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dresden Generating Station and Morris Operation.
Dresden Generating Station
Power station
Photo: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain.
Dresden Generating Station is the first privately financed nuclear power plant built in the United States. Dresden 1 was activated in 1960 and retired in 1978. Dresden Generating Station is situated 1 mile southeast of Earthen Embankment.
Morris Operation
The Morris Operation in Grundy County, Illinois, United States, is the location of the only permanent de facto high-level radioactive waste storage site in the United States and holds 772 tons of spent nuclear fuel. Morris Operation is situated 1½ miles south of Earthen Embankment.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Channahon and Minooka.
Channahon
Town
Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Channahon is a village in Grundy and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 13,383 at the 2020 census. Located in a rural area southwest of Joliet, Illinois, Channahon lies at the confluence of the Des Plaines, Kankakee, and DuPage rivers, where they form the Illinois River. Channahon is situated 3½ miles northeast of Earthen Embankment.
Minooka
Town
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
Minooka is a village in Grundy, Kendall, and Will counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,758 at the 2020 census, up from 10,924 at the 2010 census. The village is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Minooka is situated 4 miles north of Earthen Embankment.
Earthen Embankment
- Type: Dam
- Category: historic site
- Location: Grundy, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.40179° or 41° 24′ 7″ northLongitude
-88.28093° or 88° 16′ 51″ westInception
1933Open location code
86HHCP29+PJOpenStreetMap ID
way 1370517985OpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritimeOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dresden Island Lock and Dam Historic District and Dresden Cemetery.
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