Illinois Waterway system

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navigation route waterway system

The Illinois Waterway system is a network of rivers, canals, and locks in Illinois that provides a vital navigable link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River.

Aliases (5)
Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf navigation route →
waterway system →
connectsCity Chicago →
St. Louis region →
connectsRegion Great Lakes region →
Mississippi River basin →
connectsTo Calumet River →
Chicago River →
Des Plaines River →
Great Lakes →
Illinois River →
Mississippi River →
country United States →
economicRole freight transportation corridor →
hasFunction link Great Lakes to Gulf of Mexico via Mississippi River →
hasPart Alton Lock and Dam →
Brandon Road Lock and Dam →
Calumet-Sag Channel →
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal →
Dresden Island Lock and Dam →
Illinois River →
La Grange Lock and Dam →
Lockport Lock and Dam →
Marseilles Lock and Dam →
Peoria Lock and Dam →
Starved Rock Lock and Dam →
canals →
dams →
locks →
rivers →
locatedIn Illinois →
Midwestern United States →
locatedOn Illinois River valley →
maintainedBy United States Army Corps of Engineers →
navigableFor barges →
towboats →
operator United States Army Corps of Engineers →
partOf Inland Waterway System of the United States →
regulates water levels for navigation →
supportsIndustry agriculture →
chemicals →
construction materials →
petroleum →
use barge transportation →
commercial navigation →
industrial shipping →
recreational boating →
waterwayType artificial and natural waterway combination →
Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Cal-Sag Channel ("Illinois waterway system") →
Cal-Sag Channel ("Chicago Area Waterway System") →
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal ("Illinois Waterway") →
partOf
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal ("Illinois and Michigan Canal (historically via system)") →
connectsTo
Inland Waterway System of the United States ("Illinois Waterway") →
hasPart
Port of Chicago vicinity ("Illinois Waterway") →
hasWaterwayConnection
South Deering community area ("Great Lakes–Mississippi shipping corridor") →
isOnWaterwayNetwork
Calumet River →
isPartOf
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