Brandon Road Lock and Dam
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Brandon Road Lock and Dam is a major navigation and flood-control structure on the Des Plaines River in Illinois that helps manage water levels and vessel traffic on the Illinois Waterway.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brandon Road Lock and Dam canonical | 1 |
| Brandon Road Lock and Dam invasive species project | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood-control structure
ⓘ
lock and dam ⓘ navigation structure ⓘ |
| administeredBy | USACE Rock Island District ⓘ |
| connectsToWaterway | Illinois River ⓘ |
| controlsWaterLevelsFor |
Des Plaines River
ⓘ
Illinois Waterway system ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois Waterway
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasComponent |
control gates
ⓘ
dam ⓘ navigation lock ⓘ spillway ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
flood control
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ vessel traffic management ⓘ water level regulation ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
mitigate flooding along Des Plaines River
ⓘ
support commercial navigation on Illinois Waterway ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
inland navigation system of the United States
ⓘ
regional flood risk management ⓘ |
| isInfrastructureType |
civil works project
ⓘ
water resources infrastructure ⓘ |
| isPartOfRoute | inland waterway route between Great Lakes and Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision |
Illinois
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Illinois
|
| locatedInCounty | Will County, Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northeastern Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedNearCity | Joliet, Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway |
Des Plaines River
ⓘ
Illinois Waterway system ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois Waterway
|
| nearbyCity |
Joliet, Illinois
ⓘ
surface form:
Joliet
|
| operatedBy |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Corps of Engineers
|
| operatedByDistrict | USACE Rock Island District ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf |
Illinois Waterway system
ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois Waterway navigation system
Mississippi River basin ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi River watershed
|
| partOfSystem | Upper Mississippi River–Illinois Waterway navigation system ⓘ |
| usedByVesselType |
barges
ⓘ
recreational craft ⓘ towboats ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial barge traffic
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ |
| watercourse | Des Plaines River ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Brandon Road Lock and Dam invasive species project