Burns Ditch
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Burns Ditch is a man-made drainage and navigation channel in northwest Indiana that diverts the Little Calumet River into Lake Michigan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burns Ditch canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
drainage channel ⓘ navigation channel ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| connectsBodyOfWater |
Lake Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Little Calumet River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| divertsWaterFrom | Little Calumet River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Lake Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Lake County, Indiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Porter County, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Burns Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burns Waterway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalImpact |
affects sediment transport into Lake Michigan
ⓘ
alters natural flow of the Little Calumet River ⓘ influences water quality entering Lake Michigan ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
divert river flow
ⓘ
reduce flooding along the Little Calumet River ⓘ |
| isPartOfInfrastructure |
Calumet area drainage network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
regional flood control system ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Calumet Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana ⓘ Lake County, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Porter County, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Burns Harbor, Indiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managesRunoffFrom |
industrial areas near Lake Michigan
ⓘ
urban areas of northwest Indiana ⓘ |
| manMade | true ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn |
Lake Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portage, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Little Calumet River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
drainage
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Calumet River watershed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwest Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRiver | Little Calumet River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
industrial water management
ⓘ
shipping access ⓘ stormwater drainage ⓘ |
| watercourseType | artificial channel ⓘ |
| watershed |
Lake Michigan basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Little Calumet-Galien watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.